prezmacd on Nostr: Nietzsche is often quoted, correctly, stating that "God is dead" in a seemingly ...
Nietzsche is often quoted, correctly, stating that "God is dead" in a seemingly triumphant manner. This interpretation is incomplete and, as a result, incorrectly taken out of context. The specific quote comes from "The Happy Science" (Die fröhliche Wissenschaft), first published in 1882:
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”
Now, I am not fluent in German, but that does lend to the image of a man who's celebrating the death of God.
It is shameful to think that many great thinkers have looked to Nietzsche’s works and somehow managed to miss the message altogether. Or, what's worse, there certainly are those that have endeavored (with much success) to twist and contort the lesson into one that is confused or outright misleading.
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“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”
Now, I am not fluent in German, but that does lend to the image of a man who's celebrating the death of God.
It is shameful to think that many great thinkers have looked to Nietzsche’s works and somehow managed to miss the message altogether. Or, what's worse, there certainly are those that have endeavored (with much success) to twist and contort the lesson into one that is confused or outright misleading.
#plebchain #nostr #philosophy #life #god