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Matthew LaPine has left a new comment on your post "Nietzsche Misunderstood":

Well, I'm certainly not agreeing with Nietzsche. But I think it is important to take him at his own terms. We may argue that it is impossible to square meaningful life with atheism, but that doesn't mean he can't claim to do so. I'm merely pointing out what his claim is. Also, you're certainly not alone in suggesting that Nietzsche is inconsistent. I just listened to an Oxford lecture where the lecturer tried to square his claim of universal "yes" with his harsh criticisms of ("no's") Christianity. At any rate, I think our job is to point out why it is inconsistent for Nietzsche to claim what he does.



Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 9:11 AM

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Andy Messmer has left a new comment on your post "Nietzsche Misunderstood":

Matt- don't give him more credit than he deserves. So he wants to highlight the beauty of the journey of life and all the rest- so what? He still has no BASIS. Who says that life is beautiful? If there is no God, how can we judge the music we listen to as good or bad? It is only good for me, or bad for me. Again, we have arrived at meaninglessness.

Additionally, it seems like Nietzsche talks out of both sides of his mouth: at times, as in this essay, he warns against divesting our world of its beauty by basing everything on mathematics (hence: don't let your world be cold), while in other essays of his, he warns against calling the universe "cold" and "harsh" because such statements imply that "good things" and "bad things" can be caused by nature (hence: the world is indifferent; sometimes favorable, sometimes cold).



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Matthew LaPine has left a new comment on your post "It is perhaps the strongest response a Christian c...":

Andy! yeah, I was just telling someone the other day that I think Nietzsche is the Dietrich Bonhoffer of atheists: the guy we know we should think/live like but don't want to because it's too difficult/paradigm shifting.



Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 10:48 AM

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Andy Messmer has left a new comment on your post "It is perhaps the strongest response a Christian c...":

Its me.



Posted by Andy Messmer to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 7:27 AM

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Matthew LaPine has left a new comment on your post "It is perhaps the strongest response a Christian c...":

Anonymous, I would certainly prefer if you would comment using your name.

But yes, I agree. I love reading Nietzsche for this very reason.



Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 9:33 PM

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "It is perhaps the strongest response a Christian c...":

This is such a powerful quote. Personally, I think that Nietzsche was "brave" enough to let his beliefs and scientific conclusions run their natural course to the end. I think that this conclusion is the ONLY conclusion to which an atheist can come. The "depressing" nature of the conclusion does not mean that it must be incorrect, just depressing. However, doesn't it seem likely that God implanted this "gag reflex" inside of us to cause us to stop and say, "That can't be the answer"?



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