Nietzsche exclaimed in 1882 that “God is dead”. He wasn’t celebrating this fact; he was actually disheartened by it. He was critical of, well, every philosophy, really, including the Christians, and even the Stoics. And though I don't agree with everything Nietzsche has proposed, he does seem to be right about one thing: the death of God as an idea, a construct, would send humanity into a massive conundrum - essentially, the question of: is life worth living? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices