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Nietzsche - The Fatal Seduction of Christianity.
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Matt Anderson Nietzsche The Fatal Seduction of Christianity Why is religion so appealing? Over 84 percent of the world's population practices some type of religion. How can Friedrich Nietzsche believe that religion, Christianity in this case, is "the most fatal and seductive lie that has ever yet existed?" Comparing his view on religion and the readings from the Bible, we can make the distinction that Christianity is a trap for the lower classes. Friedrich Nietzsche looked to the ancient Romans to understand why Christianity took such a strong hold in society. The social structure was stratified into three classes; the nobility, the priests, and at the bottom the commoners or plebeians and slaves. The upper class nobles had the ability to say that anything that they did was "good" and "right." They looked down on the lower classes and believed that because they were not like them, that they were "bad" or worthless....
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