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Single Idea 7192

[catalogued under 28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature]

Full Idea

Let us remove the highest goodness from the concept of God, and likewise remove the highest wisdom, for which the vanity of the philosophers is to blame. No! God the highest power - that is enough!

Gist of Idea

Remove goodness and wisdom from our concept of God. Being the highest power is enough!

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 10[90])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Writings from the Late Notebooks', ed/tr. Bittner,Rüdiger [CUP 2003], p.189


A Reaction

Since everything is, apparently, 'will to power', then power must be the ideal. Why does Nietzsche want such a thing? As far as I can see, the greater seekers of power are idiots who have no idea what to do with it when the achieve it.