Friedrich Nietzsche, a late 19th century philosopher and scholar, wrote about the denunciation of God and Christianity and ideas of individual morality. Similar to other early political theorists, he examines society, politics, ethics, and the rights of individuals. Throughout his numerous works, Nietzsche critiques “good and bad” along with morals and society as a collective. He considered himself immoral and a nihilist who condemns Christianity, in addition to believing that existence has no actual meaning. As one of the foremost existentialist theorists, Friedrich Nietzsche revolutionized philosophy because of his nontraditional interpretations and criticisms of theology, existence, morals, and philosophy during a time that valued these
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In The Gay Science, he theorizes that people should use science to question life and humans by nature are beings that question in search of truth and knowledge. Furthermore, Nietzsche did not subscribe to conventional science because he believed it ignored the evil traits of man including suffering, which should not be overlooked. He also talks about the philosophy of Nihilism, which proposes that life has no meaning and discards religion and morals opposing the viewpoints of Christianity. Nietzsche criticizes Christianity by expressing that it disregards the evils within man, which must be considered and recognized to completely understand humanity since man possesses both of these contrasting characteristics. …show more content…
Thus, society no longer has a requirement for “God” because it can deduce conclusions itself as opposed to exclusively depending on an organized religion for explanations. The cynical perspective of Nihilism arises as a consequence of a movement away from religion. Nietzsche wrote that religion provided people with a source of meaning in life and something in which to believe. However, without Christianity life has no significance and leads to human suffrage. Nietzsche describes Christianity as, “nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in ‘another’ or ‘better’ life.” (Samuel) Comparably, in The Will to Power, he writes, “God created man happy, idle, innocent, and immortal: our actual life is a false, decayed, sinful existence, and existence of punishment — Suffering.” (WTP) Nietzsche’s writings delegitimize Christianity because he believes that the conception of a “God” creating all things in a happy, innocent, and immortal world, over exaggerates reality. Nietzsche talks about how Christianity undercuts actuality because it portrays a fantasy that feigns something better than
In The Gay Science, he theorizes that people should use science to question life and humans by nature are beings that question in search of truth and knowledge. Furthermore, Nietzsche did not subscribe to conventional science because he believed it ignored the evil traits of man including suffering, which should not be overlooked. He also talks about the philosophy of Nihilism, which proposes that life has no meaning and discards religion and morals opposing the viewpoints of Christianity. Nietzsche criticizes Christianity by expressing that it disregards the evils within man, which must be considered and recognized to completely understand humanity since man possesses both of these contrasting characteristics. …show more content…
Thus, society no longer has a requirement for “God” because it can deduce conclusions itself as opposed to exclusively depending on an organized religion for explanations. The cynical perspective of Nihilism arises as a consequence of a movement away from religion. Nietzsche wrote that religion provided people with a source of meaning in life and something in which to believe. However, without Christianity life has no significance and leads to human suffrage. Nietzsche describes Christianity as, “nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in ‘another’ or ‘better’ life.” (Samuel) Comparably, in The Will to Power, he writes, “God created man happy, idle, innocent, and immortal: our actual life is a false, decayed, sinful existence, and existence of punishment — Suffering.” (WTP) Nietzsche’s writings delegitimize Christianity because he believes that the conception of a “God” creating all things in a happy, innocent, and immortal world, over exaggerates reality. Nietzsche talks about how Christianity undercuts actuality because it portrays a fantasy that feigns something better than