Would a casual stroll through the lunatic asylum prove that faith does not prove anything?

Posted on November 30th, 2009 by admin

Its a great Nietzsche quote I told my friend yesterday when he said for me to put my faith in god.

Yes, and the world is that asylum. It takes great effort and discipline to cure yourself of the delusion of faith.

8 Responses

  1. Haley Says:

    You lost me there.
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  2. jtuckerndfw Says:

    Having faith is of no value for any practical purpose.

    It may be entertaining and may give people something to do with their time, but it has no effect on anything else.
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  3. spamandham Says:

    Yes, and the world is that asylum. It takes great effort and discipline to cure yourself of the delusion of faith.
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  4. john s Says:

    It would prove that for faith to count, it would have to be faith in something true. Now don’t just laugh, think about it. You think people like Nietzche were great. Let him come back from the grave and rescue you from hell. Then you can actually test out your question for yourself.
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  5. teneresteis2000 Says:

    Faith and proof are mutually exclusive. Belief acknowledges the alternative of unbelief as well, while proof robs you of that choice. Something proven becomes a fact, and you can’t believe or disbelieve a fact, only accept it.

    That’s why there will never be adequate proof of God’s existence. You will either believe or not. And you’d better find your own reasons to do either, instead of depending on quotes.
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  6. mrsdokter Says:

    Nietzche was fanatical. It would be like me saying that a casual stroll through the prison systems prove that faith does prove something. It’s unclear, muddled, and general at best. A great philosopher, Nietzsche, but not without his short comings.
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  7. ♥~ glimlach ~♥ Says:

    what??? you lost me at the beginning too.
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  8. yougottabekid Says:

    Nietzsce had a series of short comings in his assertion of the uber Mensch and really, in his own estimation, was as near to perfection as possible. However, the man lacked faith in humanity which was an inner reflection of the fact that he had no faith in himself.

    If you start to argue about your faith, why it is great why its wonderful etc etc, you have by definition, no faith. However, you are asking does this prove that faith as a construct is invalid. No, it does not. Faith has nothing to do with the fact the he detested the mentally ill or found them at ground zero in his estimation. I wonder what mental illness propelled Nietzsche there? ‘

    If your sense of esteem is so low that looking at the angst or misfortune of others is an assertion of no faith, then really, that in and of itself is a sickness.
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