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What Nietzsche Meant by “God Is Dead”

Understanding the most misunderstood sentence in modern philosophy

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Oct 28, 2025
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By Nick Holt – The Modern Enquirer

When Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that “God is dead,” he wasn’t celebrating . He was recording a cultural obituary. The phrase—perhaps the most misunderstood in modern …

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