A god who is all-knowing and all-powerful and who does not even make sure that his creatures understand his intention--could that be a god of goodness? Who allows countless doubts and dubieties to persist, for thousands of years, as though the salvation of mankind were unaffected by them, and who on the other hand holds out the prospect of frightful consequences if any mistake is made as to the nature of the truth? Would he not be a cruel god if he possessed the truth and could
behold mankind miserably tormenting itself over the truth?
-Friedrich Nietzsche,
Daybreak (trans R.J. Hollingdale)
Am I ready for a new semester at seminary or what?
On the bright side, someone seems to have forgotten to log off of
pandora: so when I went to listen to my funky jazz, I was instead treated with some soothing acoustic music. I give David Grisman and Tony Rice a thumbs up!
behold mankind miserably tormenting itself over the truth?
4 comments:
The last sentence of the Nietzsche quote is confusing. Is the second 'not' a typo? As written, it seems to be saying that a cruel god would not be able to behold a miserably tormented humanity, which is counterintuitive.
What "second 'not'"? Gee Julie, sometimes you make no sense at all!
Guess that's what happens when people who don't have PhD's in philosophy try to talk.
Mac: I don't think the Ziggy blog is very funny--just one joke, over and over again, you know? But Joe also has yet another blog, Joe Mathlete Will Draw Anything You Ask Him To, which is somewhat amusing.
Julie: in my experience it's usually the people who do have PhDs who don't make sense; but perhaps that makes you a good candidate.
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