Post 7

Death of God:
Nietzsche is saying that God is dead in the people’s hearts. They no longer look to what God wants. Instead they rationalize and look to science in order to get the reassurance that they can do whatever they want instead to God’s will. He also says that because God is no longer in anyone’s hearts, people no longer have any morality or purpose. With that in mind he argues that people should be faithful to the earth because everyone can see the earth and know that it exists.
Truth:
Nietzsche is stating that people are so immersed in their own self and intellect; they believe that they are the ones that know everything. People, in reality, know nothing about themselves. They do not understand many things about themselves or their bodies. They are trapped in a state of deception about themselves.
Morality as Anti-Nature:
Nietzsche acknowledges the fact that in order to have morals and follow any faith people must do away with their passions and natural instincts. For instance, people cannot kill someone if they make them mad. Someone may feel angry but they cannot act on it. They cannot lust over something either. In order to live a life of virtue people must deny their passions.
Jesus:
In order for a person to live by the Christian values, he must not sin or put anything between himself and God or God’s will. Jesus says that the Jewish faith is not right. Nietzsche believes that the Gospel is the only way to live the way God wants. Yet he believes that the gospel only gives people the feeling that they are living good and having eternal life even when they are not living with such morality. The gospel is only a way of life and not a faith.
Paul:
Nietzsche believes that Paul changed the meaning of Jesus’ death. And without this meaning people would not feel the same about the gospels. Paul stated that the death of Jesus was a sacrifice for people’s sins. By Jesus dying on the cross, people were able to be forgiven for their wrong-doings. Nietzsche also believes that Paul altered the gospels. Basically Nietzsche does not believe in the Christian beliefs and the gospels.
Myth of Eternal Recurrence:
The idea that everything that was done during life will come again after death is an idea that many people believe in. The only way people can not have this idea is if they are free from morality. They must not believe that what they are doing is wrong. People must also not believe in pain. Without pain they do not need to worry about what will recur later on.
Free Spirit:
The idea that God is dead in everyone’s hearts leads people to be lost in life. They have no way to know how to act morally or what their purpose is. People are unable to adjust to this idea right away because it is hard for them to understand. People do not see the consequences right away because they are in denial of the fact. Then people will eventually understand and adjust to the world and find a new way to live.