In this passage, Nietzsche is defining the “madman” is an individual that has come to satirically exclaim the dilemma of God’s existence: “”I am looking for God!” (para.1). However, Nietzsche is describing the madness of being without a belief system, especially in the context of following a religion that is no longer valid. In this manner, the madman is defining how religious ideology “live” and “die”, which is part of the temporal nature of existence. More so, human beings participate the “murder” of God by denying his existence: “Where has God gone?...We have killed—you and I” (para.2). In this manner, an individual has the right to choose his or her own religious beliefs, which should not be based on social, historical, or ideological foundations.
