How Did Nietzsche's Influence On Religion
Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the most influential modern theorists, was influenced by several females that came into his life and rejected his love and his own inner struggles. Growing up in a household of “puritanical females: his mother, sister, grandmother and two maiden aunts” (Collins & Makowsky, 2010), adored him and nurtured him but, once he grew up he developed a “deep-seated sexual inhibition” which became the beginning of a powerful intellect. Although to this day, a plethora of academics argue that Nietzsche was too radical and insane, his theories on religion are powerful and enlightening, which help analyze our reality. During his growth in the realm of philosophy, Nietzsche argued that Christianity needed to be destroyed and society needed to reestablish its values. The main reason for this conclusion, was that in his eyes, it was clear that “political and intellectual repression was established by church” (Collins & Makowsky, 2010). In the
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Thus, for the sole purpose of getting to heaven individuals become compassionate, caring and loving in order to not be condemned to hell. The reason that we feel guilty is due to the fact that we are reminded about our mistakes on a regular basis. Good and evil differ from good and bad because the good and bad is described under the medieval and aristocratic. They focused on strength and the mentality that they worked hard to obtain what is theirs, and that nothing in their lives was handed to them. Good and evil are implied under priests, whom alone held no social power, yet their word had full religious support. Nietzsche wondered whether the good man was limited through the belief of needing to be good, unlike the evil man whom had no restrictions and was truly able to be free. This leads to Nietzsche's conclusion that morality has been
Thus, for the sole purpose of getting to heaven individuals become compassionate, caring and loving in order to not be condemned to hell. The reason that we feel guilty is due to the fact that we are reminded about our mistakes on a regular basis. Good and evil differ from good and bad because the good and bad is described under the medieval and aristocratic. They focused on strength and the mentality that they worked hard to obtain what is theirs, and that nothing in their lives was handed to them. Good and evil are implied under priests, whom alone held no social power, yet their word had full religious support. Nietzsche wondered whether the good man was limited through the belief of needing to be good, unlike the evil man whom had no restrictions and was truly able to be free. This leads to Nietzsche's conclusion that morality has been