Der Wille Zur Macht
September 12, 2015
G.D.O'Bradovich III
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Over the past several years, we have become familiar with the alleged writings of the Church Fathers. It is difficult to determine if any one of them is either a dedicated atheist or deist. This inability to determine their "true" thoughts is, no doubt, an intentional outcome of their dense and esoteric writing.
The permanence and indestructibility of matter or the material world is a hallmark of their philosophy-it is a "given" in their philosophical equation. "The Great Architect of the Universe" can be understood as applying to God, but on closer inspection, this can not be true. Architects do not create lumber, stone or other materials for their designs as nature provides the worthless building blocks for the the workmen who build according to the architect's plan. We ask "Who built the structure?" and there are three reasonable answers (the architect, the supervisor or the workmen) and one implausible answer (nature). Therefore, the arranger or designer of the universe, is not necessarily the creator of the universe. Even if the word "Creator" is found in the writings of the Church Fathers, the atheists understand the creator, not as creating from nothing (that is impossible in their philosophy), but creating the present universe from the material that existed, does exist and will always exist. The Great Architect arranges the universe and sets it in motion according to natural physical laws. Needless to say, the "Great Arranger" or "Great Supervisor" sounds less impressive than the "Great Architect".
Although the alleged writings of the Church Fathers will lead the reader to atheism, where God influences matter through naturally occurring laws, the intrepid researcher may overlook an obvious deduction, to wit, if matter is indestructible, then the soul, by extension, is indestructible. Of course, most atheists will either not refer to a soul or the spirit realm, thereby ignoring the topic all together, or speak of the spirit in terms the vulgar will understand, that is, common and unenlightened assumptions regarding the soul and the afterlife.
"A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results.”
Fred hints that self preservation is only an indirect, although frequent result of the will to power. We deduce that there is a direct and infrequent will to power. Is it infrequent in regard to the individual or to the species? Or occurring only once to the individual and is infrequently observed in humanity?
"For man prefers to aspire to nonentity than not to will at all."
This statement is curious in light of the permanence of matter and our deduction regarding the soul. It seems that man would rather hope for non existence than not to will at all. We understand this non existence as being impossible, that is, he exerts his energy on an impossibility, than to not use his will. Non existence is impossible, firstly, because matter is permanent, and so, as we concluded earlier, the soul is also permanent. Therefore, man can not will to nothingness; man can not destroy his immortal soul. After man's death, we suspect the grand supervisor of our world will rearrange the material aspect of man and recycle his soul.
"This world is the will to power—and nothing besides! And you yourselves are also this will to power—and nothing besides!”
The permanence and indestructibility of matter or the material world is a hallmark of their philosophy-it is a "given" in their philosophical equation. "The Great Architect of the Universe" can be understood as applying to God, but on closer inspection, this can not be true. Architects do not create lumber, stone or other materials for their designs as nature provides the worthless building blocks for the the workmen who build according to the architect's plan. We ask "Who built the structure?" and there are three reasonable answers (the architect, the supervisor or the workmen) and one implausible answer (nature). Therefore, the arranger or designer of the universe, is not necessarily the creator of the universe. Even if the word "Creator" is found in the writings of the Church Fathers, the atheists understand the creator, not as creating from nothing (that is impossible in their philosophy), but creating the present universe from the material that existed, does exist and will always exist. The Great Architect arranges the universe and sets it in motion according to natural physical laws. Needless to say, the "Great Arranger" or "Great Supervisor" sounds less impressive than the "Great Architect".
Although the alleged writings of the Church Fathers will lead the reader to atheism, where God influences matter through naturally occurring laws, the intrepid researcher may overlook an obvious deduction, to wit, if matter is indestructible, then the soul, by extension, is indestructible. Of course, most atheists will either not refer to a soul or the spirit realm, thereby ignoring the topic all together, or speak of the spirit in terms the vulgar will understand, that is, common and unenlightened assumptions regarding the soul and the afterlife.
"A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results.”
Fred hints that self preservation is only an indirect, although frequent result of the will to power. We deduce that there is a direct and infrequent will to power. Is it infrequent in regard to the individual or to the species? Or occurring only once to the individual and is infrequently observed in humanity?
"For man prefers to aspire to nonentity than not to will at all."
This statement is curious in light of the permanence of matter and our deduction regarding the soul. It seems that man would rather hope for non existence than not to will at all. We understand this non existence as being impossible, that is, he exerts his energy on an impossibility, than to not use his will. Non existence is impossible, firstly, because matter is permanent, and so, as we concluded earlier, the soul is also permanent. Therefore, man can not will to nothingness; man can not destroy his immortal soul. After man's death, we suspect the grand supervisor of our world will rearrange the material aspect of man and recycle his soul.
"This world is the will to power—and nothing besides! And you yourselves are also this will to power—and nothing besides!”