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'''Ritual Nihilism''', also known as '''Nihilistic Ritualism''', '''Neo-Nihilism''' or '''Cult Nihilism''', is a set of philosophical beliefs combining the ideas of Cosmic, [[w:Existential_nihilism|Existential]] and [[w:Moral_nihilism|Moral]] [[w:Nihilism|Nihilism]], held together via the underpinning of the functionalist concept of '''Ritualism''' as a part of Strain Theory and the perspective of pointlessness as a sort of Cosmic [[w:Aestheticism|Aestheticism]]. A '''Ritual Nihilist''' may express their philosophy in any number of ways, with many adherents to it having a passive acceptance of the society in which they reside in. The outlier in this, however, is [[Kæra'zna]], who posits itself as a state built upon the philosophy. In this the '''Board of Collective Truth''', which heads the state, expresses the philosophy as an all-encompassing ideology that rationalizes the state's adoption of '''Unethical''' and '''Totalitarian''' doctrine. This is done through the emphasizing of oncethe fringemore controversial concepts within the philosophy based upon the idolization and worship of the inherent pointlessness and insignificance of life and sapience, hence developing the pseudonym of '''Cult Nihilism'''.
==Existentialism==
The Theory takes an extremely scepticalskeptical view of any belief which constitutes an intelligent design or inherent meaning behind the Universe. Ritual Nihilists take the [[w:Existential_nihilism|Existential Nihilist]] concept that existence is absurd and arbitrary, and any metaphysical or religious doctrine trying to describe it otherwise is rather a natural and flawed response to the fear of death. Ritual Nihilists, however, look at the pointlessness of the universe as beautiful in itself, holding the notion that the lack of intrinsic meaning and function to the universe allows it to be seen as if it were expressive art without an artist. Proponents of the belief tend to take opposition to the view that Nihilism and Anomie can be citied as justification for despair at the perceived pointlessness of existence, arguing instead that despair is only one of the possible stepping stones in perceiving the universe in its true form: meaningless, abstract and yet artistic in the arbitrary nature of it all. This absolute opposition to religion has sparked notable controversy on the aptness of the term ''"Cult Nihilism"'' as a probable misnomer that goes against one of the tenants of Ritual Nihilism, describing it with a religious veneration it does not have. However, rather humorously, this argument is stated by seemingly anyone ''other'' than the Ritual Nihilists themselves who, in their unusually positive view of the concept of meaninglessness, will sometimes refer to themselves as Cult Nihilists when speaking to the Philosophical community to display to absurd irony of such a debate.
==Amorality==
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