Who Do We Worship When We Kill God?
The human instinct to worship must be fulfilled
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
In a recent wonderful article by Steven Gambardella, he delved into the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In particular, he concentrates on his famous statement above about humans killing God.
Gambardella explains that God wasn’t actually killed and the idea of the deity didn’t disappear. God has just been “displaced from His central place in our civilization.” He also explains that Nietzsche believed this displacement could eventually be a freeing experience for man.
The ideas of the enlightenment gave us scientific explanations for events as opposed to ethereal reasons. This would be very true. Religion doesn’t have the power it once had in our society. However, the idea of displacing God has not stopped mankind from worshiping.
The idea of worship seems to be a central focus in the minds and hearts of mankind. From the earliest history of humanity, it has worshiped in some form or type. The archaeological record might best show this human desire to worship.
Structures of worship have survived thousands of years of wind and rain. Creation of these…
