The Challenge of Atheism
Nietzsche presents that Christians base their beliefs on faith, without reason, creating a lifestyle in which we are destined to exist passively. The message he sends is that we have a choice. That is, to become dependent on God in a society that has essentially killed him, or to become our own God. Faith is a pillar of Christianity, but you can't go as far as Nietzsche and say that the Christian moral values are invalid because there is no reason behind it. When he implies that Christians are simply living complacently, he must not understand the meaning of faith. A main reason behind faith is trusting in something greater than yourself, and accepting that there is something greater that you can put your trust in.
Nietzsche presents that Christians base their beliefs on faith, without reason, creating a lifestyle in which we are destined to exist passively. The message he sends is that we have a choice. That is, to become dependent on God in a society that has essentially killed him, or to become our own God. Faith is a pillar of Christianity, but you can't go as far as Nietzsche and say that the Christian moral values are invalid because there is no reason behind it. When he implies that Christians are simply living complacently, he must not understand the meaning of faith. A main reason behind faith is trusting in something greater than yourself, and accepting that there is something greater that you can put your trust in.