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Single Idea 2916

[filed under theme 29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality ]

Full Idea

The great lie of personal immortality destroys all rationality, all naturalness of instinct.

Gist of Idea

The great lie of immortality destroys rationality and natural instinct

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (The Anti-Christ [1889], 43)

Book Ref

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.155