A Rope over an Abyss
From 'God is dead' to 'become what you are': the crisis, man as a crossing, the danger of gazing into the abyss, and the discipline of not replacing God with new convictions.
Day 1 of 7
“Could it be possible! This old saint in the forest hath not yet heard of it, that GOD IS DEAD!”
— Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
Day 2 of 7
“The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.”
— Pascal, Pensées
Day 3 of 7
“Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman-a rope over an abyss.”
— Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
Day 4 of 7
“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.”
— Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
Day 5 of 7
“If God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.”
— Mikhail Bakunin, God and the State
Day 6 of 7
“Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.”
— Nietzsche, Human, All-Too-Human A Book for Free Spirits, Part 1
Day 7 of 7
“You shall become who you are.”
— Nietzsche, Die fröhliche Wissenschaft