Nietzsche was one deep dude, as they say. You cannot take him at face value as some of his statements are way beyond the pale. As I see it, these “over the top” statements are intended to spur the reader to deeper thought. Let’s start with his famous...
It is a wheel - like the wheel of a car Spinning, spinning, spinning, Endless repetition, Spinning, Spinning, Spinning The wheels don’t feel like they are going anywhere They just spin, spin, spin, over and over spin, spin, spin But the driver, ah, He knows the destination It is the spin, spin, spin that...
It has become a common practice (unfortunately) to bash religion these days. Certainly religion as it has been practiced is far from perfect and there are many criticisms that can be made - but the attacks are way overdone. All one needs to do is contrast the...