Just A Thought (From One of My Papers)

It is ironic that the emphasis on personal development in Christianity to the expense of the objective forgiveness of sin reduces Christianity to an ancient societal preservation program, rendering it impotent and indistinguishable from other religions that are societal preservation programs. Rational human thought then dismisses yet another ancient “superstition” and finds itself with no final arbiter. An impotent Christianity “kills” God, muddies objective truth, and creates an environment ripe for nihilism. It is this environment of nihilism that creates Nietzsche’s superman, the person who is able to exert his or her will on others without the encumbrance of an objective morality.