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Taste vs Reason in Christianity
- Nietzsche critiques Christianity based on taste, not reason, suggesting instinct and drives shape our evaluations.
- Christian answers "taste" wrong, leading thinkers to reject it on aesthetic, not purely rational, grounds.
Truth Triumphs Over Long-Term
- Firmly believed untruths like Christian faith collapse against persistent hypotheses with explanatory power over centuries.
- Nietzsche retains cautious hope that truth wins in the long run despite initial failures.
Diet Shapes Pessimism and Worldview
- Nietzsche links widespread pessimism to collective physiological causes like diet and environment over generations.
- For example, German winter confinement and drinking habits foster spiritual heaviness and discontent.