POST 8: NIETZSCHE

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 04:03:28
 
simply put, the doctrine of nietzsche is that of a harsh, aggresive doctrine. he dislikes christianity doctrine and outright claims it to be wrong. for nietzsche, who regards highly the theory of evolution, what human beings have to strive for is the "will to power." nietzsche claims that human beings should dominate and be a master of their environment. for nietzsche, evolution means becoming a person who can surpass humanity and master nature. nietzsche's conception of good and evil relates to nature; whatever conforms to nature is good, and whatever contrary is bad, but nietzsche's nature is that of darwin's definition: the survival of the fittest, and nietzsche seems to be taking it literally. he thinks that in nature only the strongest can survive and therefore everyone must strive to be stronger.

now, nietzsche is not a big fan of the christian doctrine; in fact, he condemns it to death. nietzsche claims that christianity reverses the true values of human beings. he finds the doctrine of christianity undermining nature, for christianity claims that one must love one's enemy while nature claims for one to hate one's enemies. nietzsche thinks these values that christianity maintain should only be true for the old jewish community, and the existence of christianity these days have been destructive to nature, since he claims that christianity preserves what supposed to be eliminated in nature.