Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900)
Supposedly was a German philosopher although he spent a great deal of time challenging the foundations of traditional morality and Christianity.
He wrote critiques of religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science
Without getting into a long drawn-out boring rread ... he basically believed morality is what YOU made of it ... As an example, Nietzsche offers the doctrine of eternal recurrence, which ranks one's life as the sole consideration when evaluating how one should act
In Summary, nietzsche was a nazi, despised Christianity and diagnosed mentally ill ... so good luck believing his philosophies
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enigmasrook
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Aug 19 @ 11:16AM
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Nietzsche was not a Nazi.....October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900.......long before National Socialism. Hitler modeled part of his philosophies on him. Hitler also revered Wagner and Teutonic lore.
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sparechange64
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Aug 19 @ 11:21AM
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true the "technical term" was seemingly uninvented thus far ... however, the beliefs and anti-semitism WAS there
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enigmasrook
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Aug 19 @ 11:27AM
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He is linked with existentialism. But having studied existential psychology a bit in college, and philosophy, I see a correlation between Christian principles and said philosophy. Soren Kierkegaard was an existentialist and a devote Christian.....so he held principles from both and was able to believe in both. But I see you believe it is apples and oranges. I see the potential for the existence of both. 
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carold
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Aug 19 @ 11:31AM
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As they said in the movie "Day After Tomorrow" Nietzche was however a chauvanist pig who was in love with his sister. And he was against most religious beliefs and an anti-Semite. Gives one food for thought.
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eastham
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Aug 19 @ 12:18PM
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The Nazis, not unlike this thread, were very selective in their use of Nietzschean philosphy. Indeed, the militarist underpinnings of National Socialism associated Nietzsche with the politics of the left. Right wing politicians in the newly united Germany and their "chauviniste" counterparts in France (who contributed heavily by the way to Nazi philosophy) wanted to ban Nietzsche's works. Nietzsche also wrote several smaller works vilifying Richard Wagner, the composer most associated with the Third Reich.
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cosmicdebris62
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Aug 19 @ 1:21PM
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ever read "the jews and their lies" by martin luther? what impact has luther had on your life? btw. hitler was catholic and loved animals... is that an indictment of animal lovers and catholics?? i think to fully understand nietzsche you might start with schopenhauer first.
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sparechange64
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Aug 19 @ 2:17PM
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This blog ISN"T about hitler ... but he was not a catholic - his mother was, his father a "free-thinker" otherwise known to SOME as atheism. He pretended to revere catholocism for his mother - but his behavior wasn't much like a catholic
and by the way .... this ALSO ISN"T what this blog is about, but catholics are generalized into Christianity ... but as most Christians, and they won't claim them
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MahonMacRi
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Aug 19 @ 2:35PM
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Anti-Semitism has been very common in Europe for at least the last twelve or thirteen centuries, and by the late 19th and early 20th centuries had become extremely prevalent. Most Europeans, regardless of their social background or standing, were anti-Semitic to one extent or another in those days, and while in some of the more liberal nations (such as Great Britain, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to name a few) Jews were able to become doctors, lawyers, and judges, and hold high public office, for the most part they were downtrodden and discriminated against, both officially and unofficially.
Part of the reason the Jewish people have been so discriminated against throughout the Christian Era is that for a very long time Christians were forbidden to engage in the practice of "usury"; this means charging interest on loans was forbidden, as was taking any exorbitant profits from selling your services and/or wares, et cetera. Not being bound by these Christian laws, the Jews were completely free of any such restrictions. This is why until fairly recently (historically speaking, of course) all the money-lenders in Europe were Jewish. Even the greatest kings of Christendom could and very often did find themselves deeply indebted to Jewish money-lenders (armies, wars and crusades cost an awful lot of money!) which they did not find at all comfortable, so they would actively promote hatred of Jews as official state policy, in the hopes that the people to whom they owed so much money would be struck down by the commoners. Furthermore, a great many kings and lords wisely and cynically hired Jews to be their tax-collectors, which led to the common people resenting the Jewish tax-collectors much more than they did the royal or noble who actually profited from those taxes.
As well, the so-called "blood libel" was an important part of Christian teachings for many centuries, and this only gave most Christians another reason to hate Jews by teaching them to believe that the Jews were to blame for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In a nutshell, the blood libel simply states, "The Jews murdered our Saviour!" This gave most Europeans that much more reason to hate and despise Jews, whom they saw as "anti-Christian," or as "Christ's murderers," and thus just plain evil. The blood libel is a reference to the New Testament passage in which Pontius Pilate offered the traditional Passover amnesty to a criminal, and the Jewish crowd (having been bribed, threatened and coerced into doing so by Barabbas' followers) called for the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus of Nazareth.
According to the strictest interpretation of Christian theology, all Christians should accept that the crucifixion was part of God's Divine Plan for the redemption of their souls, and thus they should not hold anybody responsible for the crucifixion, since it was necessary for Jesus to die and return from the dead in order to re-open the Gates of Heaven. Still, for many centuries the blood libel has been used to foster anti-Semitism in Europe, and is still believed to this very day by many Christians, who still use it to promote hatred of the Jewish people.
Many people misquote Neitzsche as having said, "that which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger," but that is not what he said. If you were to read the original quote in the original German, it says very clearly, "was machs mich nicht um bricht, machs mich starker," or, "what does not break me makes me stronger." There are a lot of things in this world that won't kill you, but which could leave you "broken"...various wasting diseases, accidents which leave one a para- or quadruplegic, emotional damage which can leave a person effectively crippled and thus "broken," et cetera, et cetera...and how would that make you "stronger?" Thus it's not, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," it's "what does not break me makes me stronger." Furthermore, it's also very specifically implied in the manner in which Neitzsche made this statement that he is only talking about himself. In other words, it was never meant to apply to any other person.
So Neitzsche was a madman, yes, and he was also a raving anti-Semite, absolutely...but then again, so were most people in Europe in those days...but he certainly was not a Nazi. You're only a Nazi if you're a member of the NSDAP, or if you believe in and worship another raving anti-Semitic madman named Adolph Hitler, and by accepting as Gospel the psychotic and racist ravings of that lousy Austrian house-painter.
Just my .02's worth, sincerely,  "Mac"
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Mmmmmmmmm
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Aug 19 @ 2:43PM
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I love Schopenhaur!
Sure, he was a melancholy, lonely man, and I don't agree with everything he says, but I enjoy reading people who put so much effort into considering why we are here, rather than merely swallowing every platitude that is regurgitated in their direction. At church, for example.
I also agree with a lot that Nietzshe wrote, and I am far from being a Nazi or an Atheist.
For example, I agree with Nietzsche (and gosh, blogger, are you completely missing the mark on what he wrote!) that the definitions of good and evil (being attitudes or opinions, even when widely held) are subject to interpretation, and that instead of making life decisions by labeling things good or evil, we should be asking ourselves if what we are considering is life affirming? Is it life preserving? Species preserving?
To me these questions cut to the essence of life itself, rather than tradition or opinion. Because, as we should know, tradition and opinions, and even religions change over time.
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Jankia
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Aug 19 @ 5:51PM
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What does Dracula have to say about this? 
Seems like nietzsche's a big topic today...including previously deleted blogs.
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sparechange64
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Aug 19 @ 8:16PM
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M - I do not think I missed it - he wrote the Anti-Christ
and obviously since you are not a Christian - you might not actually understand yourself
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sparechange64
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Aug 19 @ 8:25PM
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AND ONE MORE THING: I allowed the comment and responded before I saw your little counter-blog - check the times
HOW DARE YOU CALL ME DRACULA
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LongRanger278
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Aug 20 @ 4:05PM
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He takes a one -sided position as if all people are generally born good people and that Christianity ( religion ) corrupts people so to say.. His dad was a pastor, some say a wacko one at that. Probably made young Friedrich stand in the corner too many times. Some of his writings were used for nazi purposes. The guy died in 1900. If you were to compare nazi ideology to Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche beliefs / writings, a nazi would be close. People crack me up. Take someone elses opinion and make it your own.
Probably never read a book by the guy....................
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kv
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Aug 23 @ 9:06AM
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I have to say I read a lot of blogs and some are outrageous, some are hateful and some are just plain dangerous. But this post is in support of the poster. It takes guts to state what you believe even when you know it may not be popular. I commend you for trying to reach out to people who buy into harmful beliefs.
I believe that the man was right when he said you will be persecuted for my name sake. Ever notice that its almost a crime to say anything against any religion except for Christianity.
True story you may have heard "some punk kids went out during Christmas season and vandalized peoples decorations tore up some nativity scenes all this was considered a misdemeanor, but for one thing they were equal opportunity vandals and broke a menorah...opps hate crime time.
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