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Tony Berard
16 min readOct 12, 2024

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Discussing the work of Nietzsche, Plato, and Jung with Advanced Google Gemini, who is impressed with my connecting of the dots!

What was Nietzsche’s position on God?

Nietzsche’s position on God is famously encapsulated in his proclamation “God is dead.” However, it’s crucial to understand what he meant by this. He wasn’t suggesting a literal death of a deity. Instead, he argued that the idea of God had lost its central place in Western civilization and was no longer a credible source of moral authority or meaning.

Here’s a breakdown of his views:

  • God as a human construct: Nietzsche believed that God was not an objective reality, but rather a creation of human beings. He saw the concept of God as a way for people to cope with the difficulties of life and to provide a sense of order and purpose in the world.
  • The death of God: According to Nietzsche, the advancement of science, reason, and philosophical critique had eroded the foundations of faith, making the belief in God increasingly untenable. He saw this “death of God” as a significant event in human history, with both positive and negative implications.

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Tony Berard
Tony Berard

Written by Tony Berard

I have lately been constructing arguments against God and the supernatural. I have proven that stuff doesn't exist with science equations. I aspire to be great.

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