I've gotten a lot of shit considering I prefaced this whole post with a disclaimer. Having said that, I think I've been HEAVILY misread by almost everyone
Perhaps I have phrased myself poorly:
I would emphasise that I said "on its own" here.
The Christian (whatever denomination) believes in an objective system of morality which has been passed down by God, yes? And it cannot discover it on its OWN? This is what I meant by:
>the human mind cannot discover an objective system of morality on its own
The nietschian taking this one step further says that man cannot disover an objective system of morality AT ALL and must construct his own
These seem pretty uncontentious points, and they are all I meant (I thought this pretty clear) -
but please let me know if I am wrong
Nowhere did I say that Nietzche believed in an objective morality. That was the intended point of the whole post - that he constructs his own knowing very well that he cannot possibly discover one from a priori reasoning as other philosophers have attempted to. He explains this clearly in the first chapter of BG&E
Again, I'm not sure where I said otherwise.
>The nietzschean, at this point, decides that the Will to Power is (or, at least, should be) the guiding principle
What did you take it that I meant by "guiding principle" other than a system of constructing arbitray morality? I fail to see what else it could mean. Please, do tell me where I got it wrong
>What you are describing is an inherently modern sentiment for Christians
You have gotten me back to front. I am saying that the Christian rejects that the human mind can find truth INDEPENDENT of God. Again, an uncontentious point.
Apparently the only poster who has taken my post for what it is without trying to tear out my throat for arguments I have not, in actuality, made. Thank you