Nietzsche’s declaration “God is dead (and we have killed him)” is often misunderstood as a way of saying atheism is true; but he more means the entirety of Western civilization rests on values destined for “collapse”. The appropriate response to the death of God should thus be deep disorientation, mourning, and reflection...
https://philosophybreak.com/articles/god-is-dead-nietzsche-famous-statement-explained/
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