I think that the attitude you’re talking about is not what is commonly understood as “moral nihilism”. You are saying “nihilism will say that there are no right or wrong answers to [the question what to do]”, but even the question “what should I do from a moral point of view?” is irrelevant in the moral nihilist stance.
I’d say that you’re conflating the non-existence of moral reasons (that’s the nihilist claims) with the non-existence of all reasons. It does not seem like being a nihilist implies that you don’t have any goal, as you point out below with the discussion on existentialism. A moral nihilist (someone that holds the “meta-ethical view that nothing is morally right or wrong”, from Wikipedia) could still have goals and desires upon which to act.
The various voices would not be “nothing is right or wrong” vs “pull the switch”, but rather “do according to your own values” vs “do so as to maximize well-being” or even “do so as to do what is moral”.
The absence of values can not matter indeed, but moral nihilism is not the absence of values rather than the denial of the metaphysical nature of these values.
I think that the attitude you’re talking about is not what is commonly understood as “moral nihilism”. You are saying “nihilism will say that there are no right or wrong answers to [the question what to do]”, but even the question “what should I do from a moral point of view?” is irrelevant in the moral nihilist stance.
I’d say that you’re conflating the non-existence of moral reasons (that’s the nihilist claims) with the non-existence of all reasons. It does not seem like being a nihilist implies that you don’t have any goal, as you point out below with the discussion on existentialism. A moral nihilist (someone that holds the “meta-ethical view that nothing is morally right or wrong”, from Wikipedia) could still have goals and desires upon which to act.
The various voices would not be “nothing is right or wrong” vs “pull the switch”, but rather “do according to your own values” vs “do so as to maximize well-being” or even “do so as to do what is moral”.
The absence of values can not matter indeed, but moral nihilism is not the absence of values rather than the denial of the metaphysical nature of these values.