A quote from Friedrich Nietzsche. Not my favorite philospher for obvious reasons but this makes sense to me.
2007-12-29 05:16:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A psychotic person may have supreme faith that he/she is Jesus Christ or Napoleon Bonaparte or have the ability to fly by flapping their arms. Supreme faith does not (necessarily) equate with FACT. A durable faith should be one that is backed by reality. If the need for facts aren't an issue for you, then the most powerful arguments against your beliefs can and will be easily ignored.
2007-12-29 05:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Raoul Duke 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have had the opportunity to talk to several people (all institutionalized) who are convinced that they are the messiah. They have absolute faith in this, despite the fact that they are not able to point to any evidence that they are correct. This does not differ at all from the belief that any one religion is correct because the believer has faith in it.
Faith is just belief without evidence and does not prove anything. This is what Neitzsche means. He did have some quite compelling ideas, despite the appropriation of his philosophy by the Nazis to justify their activity (which he did not and I believe would not have condoned)
2007-12-29 13:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by The Doc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.?"
This doesn't make any sense to me. Nor does it prove anything.
2007-12-29 13:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by guitarrman45 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋