Opinion in belief
I was reading an atheist book that suggests god is dead and he never existed that humanity made him up to bring comfort to those living in fear and anxiety ... anyways what’s your opinion? Is god dead?
36-40, M
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LeopoldBloom · M
I assume you're reading Nietzsche's [i]Thus Spoke Zarathustra[/i]. It was his one foray into fiction, and to me, the least enjoyable of his books. For a philosopher, Nietzsche is a pretty good writer.
As for God being "dead," it depends how you define it. Certainly the [i]idea[/i] of God, as a meme that has an effect on the world, is not dead at all. As for an actual being, since it never existed in the first place, it can't be "dead."
As an atheist, Nietzsche of course didn't believe that an actual God had existed and was now dead. He meant the idea was dead. He observed that religion was no longer an important part of the human experience, at least, nothing like it had been in the Middle Ages. However, his critique was limited to Europe, and would appear to have been correct in that today, religion in most European countries is pretty much an afterthought. That's not the case elsewhere.
As for God being "dead," it depends how you define it. Certainly the [i]idea[/i] of God, as a meme that has an effect on the world, is not dead at all. As for an actual being, since it never existed in the first place, it can't be "dead."
As an atheist, Nietzsche of course didn't believe that an actual God had existed and was now dead. He meant the idea was dead. He observed that religion was no longer an important part of the human experience, at least, nothing like it had been in the Middle Ages. However, his critique was limited to Europe, and would appear to have been correct in that today, religion in most European countries is pretty much an afterthought. That's not the case elsewhere.
Wraithorn · 51-55, M
@LeopoldBloom Well said.
Cannabro · 36-40, M
Yeah I read that in the book about god never existing in the first place so he can’t be ‘dead’ because he never existed. I’m barely on page 19 out of 217 book is called “god is dead now zen is the only living truth” @LeopoldBloom