RE: Absolutes and Atheism
June 17, 2023 at 5:23 pm
(This post was last modified: June 17, 2023 at 5:58 pm by Silver.)
Why didn't Nietzsche make himself clearer? Is it my job to assume he meant a particular thing when he worded something a certain way? And there's no way I'm believing someone else's interpretation just because they say so.
But here's the thing. Is philosophy meant to be poetic, is it meant to be filled with metaphors and similies that cause your brain to bleed trying to figure out what's literal and what's aliteral?
Therefore, when he says god is dead, I believe such a simple three word sentiment is rather goddamn clear. Is it an absolute? Seems to be.
God is dead.
The idea of god is dead.
Seems to be a rather easy distinction to make. Therefore, did the philosopher mean what he wrote with three words, or was he just too facking stupid to clarify his meaning?
But here's the thing. Is philosophy meant to be poetic, is it meant to be filled with metaphors and similies that cause your brain to bleed trying to figure out what's literal and what's aliteral?
Therefore, when he says god is dead, I believe such a simple three word sentiment is rather goddamn clear. Is it an absolute? Seems to be.
God is dead.
The idea of god is dead.
Seems to be a rather easy distinction to make. Therefore, did the philosopher mean what he wrote with three words, or was he just too facking stupid to clarify his meaning?
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