God is Dead? My grasp of Nietzsche’s statement “God is dead” fluctuates between an almost enlightened comprehension of what he means to a virtual stupor of confusion. However, during my more lucid moments of understanding(which I like to believe outweigh the moments of stuporhood), I see his point on a variety of levels. Nietzsche’s writings on the subject are loaded with meaning; he purposely leaves his words wide open to interpretation. Just …showed first 75 words of 1408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1408 total…overman is within all of us. The spirit of God has never manifested itself as anything recognizable to me. Why should I not trust myself enough to say in all honesty that I have not experienced God close enough to affirm any actual belief in his/her/it’s existence? I guess in some sense, God is dead, for all I know; if he were alive, I’d imagine that I’d know for sure.