An Analysis of Christian Criticism from Nietzsche’s Perspective

Jiawei Zhan

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/8/20230954

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An Analysis of Christian Criticism from Nietzsche’s Perspective

Jiawei Zhan *^,1,

¹ Wuhan Britain-China high school

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/8/20230954

Abstract

This article attempts to use Nietzsche’s perspective to elaborate on his criticism of the original sin and heaven concepts in Christianity. Here, the author will first elaborate on Nietzsche’s important tool for criticizing Christianity, which is the will to power. In Nietzsche’s works, the will to power is described as an irrational, natural, and inherent desire for expansion in all things in the world. It is a combination of Schopenhauer’s will to survive and the spirit of Bacchus. Next, the author will first clarify the essence of Christianity from Nietzsche’s perspective, and then divide the criticism into original sin criticism and heaven criticism, both of which ultimately lead to the weakening of one’s own spirit. The author will provide a partial explanation of how Christianity induces people to fall into weakness step by step, which will be divided into two parts: ticket theory and choice theory.

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power will, Christian criticism, Nietzsche, critique

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries

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