Originally posted by dfm65This is an opportunistic bit of hogwash. People who are amused by this tepid bon mot have no idea what Nietzsche was talking about. A full explanation of the phrase "God is dead" can be read at:
this reminds me of some graffiti reported in a book i read:
God is dead. (signed 'Nietzsche'😉
Nietzsche is dead. (signed 'God'😉
😛
http://atheism.about.com/library/weekly/aa042600a.htm
Originally posted by rwingett
This is an opportunistic bit of hogwash. People who are amused by this tepid bon mot have no idea what Nietzsche was talking about. A full explanation of the phrase "God is dead" can be read at:
http://atheism.about.com/library/weekly/aa042600a.htm
Come on rwingett.
How serious can you get ?
Interesting site though !! Thanks.
Joe.
Originally posted by kirksey957as a quick opener : I would concider that a lot of Christs teachings were the basis of humanist. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and "turn the other cheek" are a couple that I think came from him and are central to (what I concider) humanist principles. These principles interest me greatly & I try to follow them, but Christians I know shake their heads at humanism, saying that without God then what we do on earth ('good' or 'bad'😉 is immaterial.
I would like to a different angle on this thread and see what happens with the discussion. When considering the life and teachings of Jesus, what are you more likely to be attracted to- his humanity or his divinity? May the free for all begin. Kirk
Wouldn't saying that Jesus was just a great humanist teacher and not the messiah be putting him in the same class as Ghandi or Martin King?
Originally posted by kirksey957Lust first.Of course Jesus would be tempted
My impression is that if you adhere on some level to Jesus being human as well as God's son, this opens up the door to many questions and possibilities that many Christians might be uncomfortable with. For example: Did he have feelings of rage, depression, dare I say lust?
But,
Originally posted by kirksey957Ever seen 'The Last Temptation of Christ'?
My impression is that if you adhere on some level to Jesus being human as well as God's son, this opens up the door to many questions and possibilities that many Christians might be uncomfortable with. For example: Did he have feelings of rage, depression, dare I say lust?
Originally posted by rwingettso, are you, a purported free-thinker, suggesting there is only one correct way of interpreting Nietzsche?
This is an opportunistic bit of hogwash. People who are amused by this tepid bon mot have no idea what Nietzsche was talking about. A full explanation of the phrase "God is dead" can be read at:
http://atheism.about.com/library/weekly/aa042600a.htm
and, er, lighten up, dude, hmmmm?