Originally posted by vistesd
ADDENDA to the above post—

Nietzsche was a misogynist as well. There are possible explanations lurking in his biography, but they do not excuse it.

Nietzsche has been analyzed as a literary figure (apparently his work in German, which I cannot read, earns him high critical praise as a writer), as a (proto- ) psychologist (Freud thought of him as the f ...[text shortened]... reflected (albeit far more simply, and without the mythologization) in the film “Groundhog Day”.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Groundhog day, now that's my level, awesome film!

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
it is, too many negative vibes man!

God is Dead - Chesterton verses Nietzsche ( interesting )

YouTube

Originally posted by sonship
[b] God is Dead - Chesterton verses Nietzsche ( interesting )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MHDEjar-M[/b]

Originally posted by vistesd
I've always appreciated Chesterton, and though I seldom watch youtubes I might take a look. I just want to be clear that I am not arguing for Nietzsche vis-a-vis any other view; I only have been explicating Nietzsche as I have read him. Nonetheless, thanks Jay.

Originally posted by sonship
I don't know a great deal about Nietzsche. Didn't he write "Man and Spider Man? "

lol

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
'There's a hole in the heart of man in the shape of God. If I believe in the Risen Christ and it's just an artful falsehood,
there is nothing to lose. If true, then I have everything to gain.' (Pascal, 1623-1662)

May I ask what your present denial and rejection has to gain?

Originally posted by vistesd
Hi, Robbie! I forgot to add in my one post that Groundhog day not only has Nietzsche's eternal recurrence, amor fati and the ubermensch ideal, but also that hero (Bill Murray) falls into nihilism and nihilistic despair--before effectively embracing amor fati.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Why cant there be more movies made with an element of morality, practically all good Indian movies have some element of morality, instead we are treated to emptiness, CGI graphics and nothing more, or some psychological meanderings.

Originally posted by googlefudge
Do I really have to obliterate Pascal again?

Pascal's wager is a really classically stupid argument.

Keep using it and I will show you just how stupid it is.



Also, I have no hole in my heart, god shaped or otherwise.
And I take offence at the suggestion that I do.

Originally posted by vistesd
There is another way to see this (and, having read most of the Nietzschean corpus at one time or another, I think is far closer to Nietzsche’s point; remember that Nietzsche was largely an aphoristic writer, whose short sayings formed a dialectic). I urge you to read the whole of Percy’s quote below, rather than cherry-pick it (Percy, by the way, was a pr ...[text shortened]... being alive. It is good to be alive. He goes to work because he doesn't have to.[/b]