(April 10, 2010 at 5:28 am)TruthWorthy Wrote: My appologies here, but doesn't the phraze "God is dead" indicate that He was once alive?
The phrase "God is dead" was used by Nietzsche in his book 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'. It refers not to the literal sense of an actual divine being dying but is actually a reference to the once revered deity no longer acting a source of wisdom. It is basically saying 'move on' from religion.
As you may have been able to tell...Nietzsche was an atheist.
"God is dead" - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Faith is what you have in things that DON'T exist. - Homer J. Simpson
"Faith is what you have in things that DON'T exist. - Homer J. Simpson