There are few human beings in history who inspire as much curiosity in me as Nietzsche.

He is truly a puzzling and fantastic figure. In today's society, attacking Christianity can get one into a lot of trouble. (Trust me, I know from personal experience.)

But Nietzsche did it in the 1800s, at a time when religion held even more sway. I cannot imagine the amount of vitriol he must have received for simply pointing out the obvious fatuity of religion.

He was a man who was far, far ahead of his time. His ideas were revolutionary and challenged the status quo.

Even today, his works are still widely read and studied. He is one of my favourite literary figures, and I continue to be inspired by his courage and his willingness to speak the truth, no matter the consequences.

Nietzsche's legacy lives on, and his ideas continue to shape the way we think about the world and ourselves.

Faith does not move mountains; rather, it erects mountains where there are no mountains... Thus Frederick replies in a book that is more like a furious philosophical rant that immediately attacks Christianity by defining good and evil, happiness, and linking them to power and overcoming weakness to establish a principle that states:

(The weak and the failures should perish)

To emphasize that compassion violates the law of evolution, which is the law of selection to preserve what has become ready to decline

And from here comes the entrance to the critique of Christianity as a house of usurpation of the body and the dark corner...

And it indicates that the church resisted purity with the incident of closing the baths in Cordoba as the first act after its conquest of Cordoba... 270 baths

Then he goes on to the reasons for the spread and the Greek idea of hatred of reality and indicates by preservation upon touching any body...

And he condemns by saying read the Bible as a book of innocence and not as a book of comedy...

Then he begins with several quotations from the Bible:

("And whoever does not receive you nor hear you, leave there and shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them")

("And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be cast into hell")

Then he implies that happiness is not a criterion for the truth of faith because it is a promise of eternal bliss...

And here begins a series of ridicule as we call it in Egypt to say that you must put leaps when you hold on to the Bible and that all of it is cowardice and all of it is closing eyes and self-deception

Then he puts forward the idea that sorrow and suffering impose submission and that even God was crucified so suffering is the origin and we are all children of God...

Thus, emotion is exploited...

And after that, he talks about the illusion of equality and that injustice occurs where the demand for equality of rights is not for their difference...

Then he begins to talk about the difference between the religion of contraction, as he calls it, Buddhism, which is done and not repeated, and Christianity, which is repeated and not done...

He begins to praise Islam... yes, by God

To say that Islam, in its usurpation by Christianity, has a thousand times more right to do so

Since Islam demands men...

Christianity has deprived us of the freedoms of the ancient civilization and then deprived us of the fruits of Islamic civilization...

And he boasts of the civilization of Andalusia, which emphasizes life, including rare wealth and the sophistication of life...

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Nietzsche's views on Jews and Christians are clearly presented in this final book of his life. He deems Christians as "ultra-Jews," using derogatory terms like "bigots," "liars," and "vampires." Christianity, in his opinion, appeals only to the weak and women, corrupting humanity by reversing natural instincts. The pastor's son from Roecken is pompous and hateful in this work, sweeping through history and dismissing anything related to Christianity. Nietzsche hates "Christian pity" and believes only the strong should rule. Science must replace religion, and the trans-valuation of all values is necessary.

Interestingly, I read this book in 2018, during my priestly duties. Nietzsche's ire was directed at me, but his work is also thought-provoking for Christians. He criticizes small-minded Christians who domesticate transcendence. The "Antichrist" has important passages for people of faith, despite Nietzsche's racism and incorrect historical interpretations. It makes one think about their calling as a Christian.

Nietzsche's question "Why be a Christian?" is answered by a passage he intended to be disgusting. God is the God of the weak and broken, which is why I'm a Christian. His observations about Christianity were profound, but new churches are opening worldwide, especially in third-world countries, filled with women. I don't think the world will ever be rid of Christians, and I wonder what Bonhoeffer thought of Nietzsche's line about the Germans being to blame if Christianity can't be eradicated.

I firmly believe that Nietzsche is the greatest among all philosophers. He was not only the most prophetic but also the bravest one who dared to go against the grain. His writing style is characterized by its virility and power. He never minces words and yet, his works are beautifully poetic. With each passing year, his writings seem to become even more relevant.

Whether one agrees with Nietzsche or not, a book like his was truly an atomic bomb in 19th century Europe. It took an enormous amount of courage and intellectual freedom to pen such works.

For someone like myself who has (or had) Christian beliefs, it is a tough read. Nietzsche's philosophy is centered around the love for life, the affirmation of beauty, strength, courage, and virtue - in essence, the Greek-Roman values. In his eyes, Christianity goes against these values in every possible way. He even goes so far as to claim that Christianity caused the fall of Rome. This serves as a good summary of his critique of Christian values. At times, it may seem a bit repetitive, but the final approximately 10 sections are truly brilliant.

Overall, I would rate the book 4 stars. However, when it comes to historical impact, context, and genius, it definitely deserves 5 stars.

The Antichrist, penned by the philosopher Frederich Nietzsche, offers profound insights into his perspective on Christianity. In this work, Nietzsche elaborates on how he believes Christianity has had a significantly damaging impact on western civilization. It becomes immediately evident to the reader that he desires the end of Christianity.

This concise book presents as passionate rants, and I found it to be quite intense. However, it wasn't overly intense to the point of deterring me. In fact, I adored it. Nietzsche is a master in his philosophical tirades, and I largely concur with his views. While there were certain aspects that didn't resonate as strongly with me, others hit me squarely in the face. He clearly knew what he was discussing.

Reading this book inevitably prompts the question: why do people believe? I can unapologetically admit that, having been raised as a Catholic, I did believe until I managed to break free from the clutches of school and the Catholic system. Only then was I able to breathe, read, and think for myself. It then became abundantly clear that I believed in none of it, leading me to deconvert to atheism.

Nietzsche expounds on how the church directly opposes philosophy, science, and our intellect, essentially going against all of human life as we understand it. I appreciate the way this reads like a diary, and how Nietzsche adeptly poses questions and provides answers for those who may require ammunition in the debate about Christianity.

Upon completing this work, it is evident that Nietzsche loathed Christianity. As a result, I have gleaned some fascinating theories from a man whom I personally consider to be a genius.

As an atheist, I truly wish I could have liked this book better. However, it is unfortunately filled to the brim with crazy name-calling, smug self-congratulating, and angry bellowing. This leaves only about one-third of the book dedicated to explaining his ideas. I can't say that his ideas are extremely crazy. When you really boil it down, he claims that Catholicism is the anti-Christ because it allegedly never grasped Jesus's real message. According to him, Jesus's message was to live naturally and in a sort of live-and-let-live (or die) manner. Instead, Catholicism perverted this message and turned it into shenanigans about hell, sin, and immortal life. By doing so, it negates every natural instinct and the value of actual life by overly stressing the importance of life after death. And that, I think, is a worthy idea. But it's just that this idea is pretty much buried under a mountain of hate and craziness. There's also this whole "KANT I HATE YOUUUU" thing, and he seems to hate Jews, women, other men, Germans, and people in general. You can't even single out one group and say he was specifically a jackass to them (well, maybe to Jews). He just thoroughly hates everyone.

It deeply reminds me of those fanboys who troll the comic boards. It's like a screemo of hatred and vitriol.

Overall, while there may be some interesting ideas buried within, the way they are presented makes it a difficult read.

"The Antichrist" is a rather audacious indictment against Christianity, or to be more precise, against what Christian morality had become during Nietzsche's era. He specifically accuses the priests of having distorted the original teachings of Christ, of presenting the negation of life as an ideal, and of causing people to abandon the real world and seek refuge in an illusory and false one.

I perhaps began reading this book a bit prematurely. I had only read "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," one of Nietzsche's earlier works, and "The Antichrist" is among his later ones. Nevertheless, there are numerous references to his previous works, and I felt like a poor student who hadn't done his homework properly and couldn't fully follow the master's argument. Fortunately, the translator's comments filled in some of my knowledge gaps to a certain extent.

In any event, Nietzsche's writing style is unique and enjoyable to read. It is often impertinent and bold, sometimes passionate and unjust, and makes use of puns and irony. All of this makes it easier for "the uninitiated" to access his works and gain an understanding of his ideas.

I bear witness that this book is one of the most enjoyable things I have read by Nietzsche and it is full of danger and clarity. It is a summary of his understanding of the role of Christianity in human civilization and what it has achieved in its refined form in terms of the values of terror, fanaticism, and heroism.

And in it, there was a confirmation that I had suspected in myself, that Nietzsche must have read about Islam and his intelligence must have led him to the distinction between Christianity and Islam.

This is exactly what happened in paragraphs 59 and 60, where there is praise for Islam in the face of Christianity for its requirement that "men make a condition for its existence." And because the Moroccan (Muslims of al-Andalus) culture is a culture of heroism that says yes to life.

This book is the last one that Nietzsche wrote before he entered the labyrinth of madness in 1889, and it is a testimony that an exciting story began to be woven from the preface of Ibn Khaldun and found its most important chapters in the exploration of this man.

Let me see now. In this book, Nietzsche is firmly against equality. He yearns for a return to the older values and firmly believes in a special privileged class. These are precisely the same elements that constitute American Fascist or American First Members, or what I prefer to call Trumpites. The book ‘Behold, America’ by Churchwell essentially frames her narrative around these three components.

In addition to these components essential for Trumpism, Nietzsche added one more crucial aspect: let your feeling be your guide and trust in your own instincts. I can't even begin to count the number of times Trump makes a statement to the effect of ‘only trust me, don't trust fake news’, or his frequent appeals to our fear, uncertainty, and doubt, which are our most basic instinctual feelings. Nietzsche wants us to say ‘yes to the now’, and he wants us to ‘stop thinking and follow me, your leader’ (although this quote doesn't actually come from Nietzsche but from John Huston in the ‘Why We Fight Series’ by Frank Capra). This is exactly what the fascists of WW II advocated and precisely what Trump wants us to do today.

Nietzsche is convinced that there are only a select few gifted intellectuals and a few worthwhile artisans, while the rest of us belong to the herd and need to be led, not deserving of special class status. In this book, Nietzsche believes in special classes of people who are the ones worthy of privileges in his system. Trump loves to flaunt his ‘super big brain’ and thinks he is smarter than anyone. Moreover, he believes he never has to ask for forgiveness since he has nothing to forgive as he has never done anything wrong (a sentiment that Nietzsche also embraces within this book).

In this book, Nietzsche despises equality. Fairness, to him, is nothing but weakness. It is the ultimate ‘moral acid’ that erodes everything that makes his world view great in his eyes. Trump seems to only believe in fairness for his self-identified groups of the privileged at the expense of others.

Nietzsche rejects Christian values and desires a transvaluation of all values. He does long for a return to values, be it an older original set of mythical values. You could even say he wants to make Europeans great again because they need to return to the old values. Where have we seen that message before? Oh, yeah, ‘make America great again’ reminds us of Nietzsche's search for older values. (Value is always a loaded word. For some people, traditional values mean making gays ashamed of themselves and forbidding them to express their love, for example, which is hardly a value worth having in my belief system).

Almost everything Nietzsche says is absurd. Nietzsche is definitely not a Nazi (after all, he is not a nationalist or a socialist, he doesn't like workers, and mostly he was not an anti-semite. In fact, Nazis weren't socialist either). However, American Fascist, which morphed into American First and now has trans-morphed into Trumpism, can obtain their complete system from this little book.

I give this book five stars not because I like what is in it. I give it five stars because it relates very closely to modern-day Trumpism, with the exception of the Christian bashing that is present within this book. I would even go so far as to say that Nietzsche's brand of relativism overlaps with Trump's version of absolutism since both lead to the myth of a superman among ordinary individuals, and each of them believes they are that superman.

Dios está muerto! El hombre es Dios!... o tal vez, no?

This book has become one of my favorite works!

“La vida es un instinto de desarrollo, de supervivencia, de acumulación de fuerzas, de poder.”

“Comprender los límites de la razón, esto es precisamente la filosofía...”

“La compasión es la práctica del nihilismo.”

“Yo solo creería en un Dios que supiera bailar.” “Fe: no querer saber la verdad”.

“Bendito sea el que olvida, porque a él pertenece el paraíso.”

“Bienaventurados sean los olvidadizos ya que vuelven a tropezar con la misma piedra.“

“Cuando se tienen muchas cosas que meter en él, el día tiene cien bolsillos.”

“Cuántos hombres se precipitan hacia la luz, no para ver mejor sino para brillar.”

“Hablando francamente, es preciso que nos encolericemos alguna vez para que las cosas marchen bien.”

“De nadie estamos más lejos que de nosotros mismos.”

These profound and thought-provoking quotes from the book make me constantly reflect on life, philosophy, and human nature. They challenge my preconceived notions and open my eyes to new perspectives. The idea that God is dead and man can be like God is both revolutionary and controversial. It makes me wonder about the role of religion and the power that lies within each of us. The quotes about the nature of life, the limits of reason, and the meaning of compassion also make me think deeply about how we should live our lives and what truly matters. Overall, this book has had a profound impact on me and has become an important part of my intellectual and spiritual journey.

Um, WOW! The anti-christ is truly anti-Christianity. Nietzsche expounds on how Christianity is regarded as the religion of the weak, the lowly, the flawed, and the "outcast among men". He poses a thought-provoking question to the reader: "Why should one labor together, trust one another, or be concerned about the common welfare when every man, due to having an 'immortal soul', is as good as every other man... that insignificant bigots and the three-fourths insane may assume that the laws of nature are constantly suspended in their behalf?"

He further remarks that Christianity deems sickness necessary. The actual hidden purpose of the entire system of salvation in the church is to make people ill. I found this book extremely fascinating. I constantly anticipated that lightning would strike me down while reading this book. ;oP

When I attend my Literary class - THIS is the book on which I will be writing my report! However, this of course implies that I have to read the Bible. So...