Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.

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Sourced quotes

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him."^[1]

Simple: God is a belief that man does not need anymore.

What it means: Nietzsche is not saying that God is physically dead, but that the idea of using God for morals and ethics is dead.

"Faith: not wanting to know what is true."^[1]

Simple: Faith is what people believe in when they do not want to know the truth.

What it means: Nietzsche was an atheist and thought people had gods so they would not have to face the truth.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Happy Science, 1882

Other websites

Friedrich Nietzsche on Wikipedia
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche on Wikimedia Commons
Works by Friedrich Nietzsche on the English Wikisource
Works by Friedrich Nietzsche at Project Gutenberg
The perspectives of Nietzsche

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[science-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Happy Science, 1882

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