Hence the quote, “Christianity is Platonism for the masses” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche.
Personally I'm universally agnostic, because I believe anyone who thinks they know the truth about the existence of gods, a god or otherwise, have really just argued themselves into a corner.
The Aristotelian idea that the Prime Mover could be anything is appealing, but the idea that there had to be a beginning is itself a flawed supposition.
Hahah Nietzsche and his nihilistic themes, I want to look more into him as well c:
To know that a god exists as of now can be only founded through subjective experience—lacking proof to others. I dig it! Being agnostic is interesting as you aren't all holy or no holy, I personally believe in something, not sure what it is though.
Our god could be a spoon! I'm also not okay with a definitive start—I like the black hole theory right now :D
Neitzsche is misunderstood by his fans and detractors alike I find. I may not agree with everything he wrote, but I think understanding his ideas is important to getting a grasp on the current zeitgeist.
We all have beliefs I guess. I just hope mine are flexible enough to flow with theweight of evidence.
As for subjective experience, I've had plenty of those, but cannot accept it as proof, even for myself.
To be honest, I've never actually studied Nietzsche directly—he deserves a second look. His ideas hold relevance in today's world? I'm curious to find which ones!
Mhmm, although we may all have different beliefs, I can vibe with you some on our own subjective realities. Things that I experience I also don't accept immediately as truth—but rather as the awareness of a possibility.
Whether they have relevance is not the issue, so many groups active in the modern world are informed by and draw inspiration from his ideas, for better and for worse, that understanding the source of those ideas helps one better understand them.
Learning an ideas history provides great models for insight c: