One of Nietzsche quotes that is very shocking is his quote about God's death.
"The last Christian died on the cross."
With God's death morality and truth no longer existed, as Nietzsche states. However, how can that be true when God's moral law (ten commandments) is followed by everyone. Not everyone follows all the ten commandments but we all adhere our values to conform to the ten commandments. We all have morals because that is what society has established as a rule. Our morals reflect our anxiety and need for certainty that after we die we will go to heaven that God has promised us. Nietzsche wasn't necessarily an atheist, but he thought that the elite called themselves "Christians" to give them a reason for the greediness that characterized them. So pretty much they used the word in name only, but did not actually act like morally just Christians.
How can truth no longer exist if God died? Truth is what obtained from God's death. He established truth, and even the philosopher went to God to ask him truth. Truth is defined as actuality or actual existence. How can that be disputed if all know we exist. If we didn't exist death would not happen and there would be nothing to look forward after death. It is the faith in God that keeps truth and morality existent. Faith goes beyond anything that we know, it's unexplainable. It can't be disputed so how can Nietzsche reject it?
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