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Essay / Commentary on Nietzsche's Philosophy of God and Humanity
In this essay we will adopt Nietzsche's philosophy because he proposed that God is dead, that life is worthless, and that fate ultimately overcomes faith. Ultimately, he offered many an alternative philosophy of life that became life-affirming. On the other hand, Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy has been subject to numerous diversions, for innumerable reasons. Undoubtedly, most of those who disagree with Nietzsche's philosophy base their objections on a misperceived threat to their unshakable doctrine of religious faith. To make this obvious, let's start with one of the most well-argued, but widely misunderstood, quotes in philosophy. It was 1882 when Nietzsche first suggested that God is dead in his book Gay Science. “God is dead. God remains dead. And we killed him. How shall we console ourselves, we murderers of all murderers? The most sacred and powerful thing the world has ever possessed has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood from us? What water do we have to cleanse ourselves? What expiatory celebrations, what sacred games will we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this act too great for us? Should we not become gods ourselves simply to appear worthy? »¹ It is through this assertion that the philosopher insinuates that society no longer needs the notion of God; because it does not help the progression of our species, but rather hinders it. Obviously we cannot claim that Nietzsche is solely responsible for the death of God, he is just a mere messenger trying to make a clear statement. Above all, he meant that the idea of God has lost all its power and imaginative force. It should be noted that during Nietzsche's lifetime, he saw the world transform greatly... middle of paper... ...is destroying people and the environment... What I am suggesting , is that this may be the only chance to divert human beings from a trajectory leading to deterioration and perhaps the end of life on this planet. "Since God is dead, life is meaningless, and fate undermines faith, it is clear that an alternative philosophy of life should be necessary, and Nietzsche proposed an alternative philosophy of life that affirms the life. It calls for a new spirituality that involves the rebirth of our nations, where we appreciate earthly life and nature. When God is taken as a metaphor for the transcendent experience of awe and wonder, he reveals himself to be not a response but an invitation to that existential mystery that lies at the center of our lives, inspiring us and all what we know. God as a sign is dead, but God as a symbol is indispensable.