Friedrich Nietzsche and the 'Dead of god'

Friedrich Nietzsche and the 'Dead of the societal god'

 Among the issues that publicize Philosophy as an atheistic discipline (a discipline that doesn't give credence to existence of God) and a Philosopher as an atheist [one who believes that no deities(gods) exist] is the popular view of Friedrich Nietzsche that 'God is dead'

Today, my central point of discuss is on this view and to all my readers, bear in mind that the purpose of this is not to disconnect your belief from the existence of GOD, the Supreme Being or any deity, but rather to create in you a critical mindset to reflect on the society and the human actions therein.

I decided to paraphrase the Nietzsche's 'God is Dead' as the 'Dead of the societal god'. Give me your audience. I remain Godswill Willie.

The German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche(1844-1900) was a cultural critic, and philologist ( a person who is devoted to general learning and literature). His interests was in topics such as morality, religion, and human nature. 

Nietzsche in 1882 published a book titled "The Gay Science" in which he famously declared that "God is dead."

Is God really dead as Nietzsche said? If so, who killed him?

Before you quote Nietzsche wrong about his phrase 'God is Dead,' remember he was born into a family of Protestant pastors. His father was a Lutheran pastor and his mother, the daughter of a pastor.

 His phrase on 'God is Dead' signifies the decline in the influence of traditional religious beliefs and the emergence of a more secular worldview.

Nietzsche held the view that God was dead because he believed that the traditional concept of God (as found in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) no longer had relevance or power in modern society. He felt that the Enlightenment and scientific revolution had undermined belief in traditional religious values, and that this left people without any absolute moral guidance or values. Yes, moral guidance or values, I said. Men have killed the moral guidance, the values and the principles that guide human conducts in the society. These moral guidances or values could be called 'the societal god' that regulate human actions.

Today, Morality and values are no longer available, they are dead. Our values are gone. Yes, the societal god'is dead. Humanity now create  new values or call it new societal god and become more self-aware and self-determining in adhering to the new traditions.

Today;

👉 Academic Institutions honoured the lies of a 'cleric' tutor and give oppressive judgement to harmless students.

👉 Religious pundits rendered Noble lies and extort from the harmless poor congregations.

👉 Governments rendered Noble lies and create war among the governs.

👉 Adultery has been remodified to a 'visit to an ex.'

👉 New theories have been adopted to redefine the act of criminality and stealing.

👉 Parents now sell their toddlers.

👉 Fornication is a new lifestyle.

👉 Bribery is now a Noble handshake.

👉 Blackmailing is a literature review.

👉 Killing is a defense... etc.

If Nietzsche was to be alive now to witness moral degradation in the society, I believe he would have been using a well-designed Torchlight to search for God in a broad daylight.

Our values are gone, hence the societal god is dead'