5 Quotes by Mark D. White

Jak pisze Nietzsche w Philosophy and Truth: "Czym zatem jest prawda? Zmienną wiązką metafor, metonimii i antropomorfizacji". Nietzsche twierdzi, iż tak jak chrześcijanie ukształtowali Boga na swój obraz i podobieństwo, a potem zaczęli twierdzić, że było odwrotnie, tak też tworzymy prawdy, a potem udajemy, że istnieją one niezależnie od naszych umysłów i czekają na odkrycie.

Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a bat gets all of my press? This town needs an enema! – The Joker, from the 1989 movie Batman.

Usually we think a person is obligated to do something that would benefit many people, but what if that “something” is committing murder? Which is more important, doing good – or not doing wrong?

Existence is random. Has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long. No meaning save what we choose to impose. This rudderless world is not steered by vague, metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us.

Negative attitudes and emotions such as hatred, disgust, or contempt are the morally correct ways to respond to wrongdoing, and therefore they are virtuous.