Seems to me that the recent explosive arrival of Islam on the Western consciousness should change the terms of this debate a bit.
The 'Christ and Nothing' piece is incredible; it completely confirms Nietzsche's analysis of slave morality/ the ascetic ideal and then claims to refute it. I don't get it!
I'm enjoying the Nihilism piece, too - interesting from our POV that it puts so much emphasis on Truth.
They seem to come from Orthodox Christianity. I don't know anything abt this denomination, does anyone else?
Posted by: mark at July 11, 2004 02:17 PM