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Single Idea 18325

[filed under theme 29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity ]

Full Idea

Christianity presupposes that man does not know, cannot know what is good for him and what evil: he believes in God, who alone knows.

Gist of Idea

Christians believe that only God can know what is good for man

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 8.05)

Book Ref

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.70