philosophy. Atheism is not a philosophy. Atheists need to accept that most
philosophies that promote a form of ethics that they seem most comfortable
with are linked to religions and conceptions of absolute good and evil.
Nietzsche would contend that these ethics do not and have never existed,
and the mere postulation of such absolutes is itself evidence of self-delusion
by persons locked within their slave mentality.
As Nietzsche said: “There are two different types of people in the world,
those who want to know, and those who want to believe.” I wish to be
numbered among the former, and not the latter, both when it comes to
religion and when it comes to an understanding of morals and ethics.
Nothing should be assumed without question, even when it comes to
comforting dying children by the roadside.
For another great piece on Nietzsche, click here.
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