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Is there a specific religious term for the belief "God exists and he is evil"? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am not an atheist, I genuinely believe that God exists and he is evil, like a toddler who fries little ants with a lens.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nietzsche is a character. Man has done a lot of things in his life. You can basically interpret everything he said in numerous ways. I was mostly pointing out that Nietzsche was probably the most apt example given this scenario. op literally said "like a toddler who fries little ants with a lens"

Anyway, i found the philosopher in the comments, my point was made.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I read his material for a class in high school over 10 years ago. His material is hardly up to interpretation, as are most philosophical works, as he had very specific ideas about the world. That argument ends up becoming a slippery slope to "anything can be misconstrued." And if that's the case, it doesn't mean writers don't have a specific intent behind their words. The main point is that Nietzsche was a religious man and anti-nihilist which a lot of people seem to conveniently gloss over as a result of not actually reading anything he's said.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

dude even the fucking nazis used nietzsches shit. To argue that it "CANNOT" be misconstrued is probably one of the fucking statements of all time.