However Nietzsche’s attack on Christianity does seem to me to be a bit unwarranted and not fully conceptualized. For Nietzsche, the devaluation and reversal of emphasis upon the noble conception of the “good”, has in his view weakened mankind to a state of mediocrity. It is also important to re-emphasize the contrasting values between the master and slave morality and how the development of these statements have shifted over the course of human history. Before the institution of religion, Nietzsche claimed that morality was simply a discussion of saying that things such as health, strength, and liberty were things which constituted the good, However this understanding of morality shifted with the advent of Christianity and the reversal of power from the minority to the majority (morally speaking) . Ultimately it seems that Nietzsche characterizes the majority of humanity as being “ weak” because they lack the ability to channel their will and express themselves fully and openly. Thus those who are politically and socially oppressed, turn inward to the moral dimension and are able to shift the oppression on the oppressor by power of majority. Christianity it seems caters to this individual according to Nietzsche and that is why it rewards people who engage in acts of poverty, humility, and chastity. According to Nietzsche, he maintains that those who are oppressed in this life, believe that if they follow the Christian ethic and doctrine, then power and glory will ultimately be theirs in the next
However Nietzsche’s attack on Christianity does seem to me to be a bit unwarranted and not fully conceptualized. For Nietzsche, the devaluation and reversal of emphasis upon the noble conception of the “good”, has in his view weakened mankind to a state of mediocrity. It is also important to re-emphasize the contrasting values between the master and slave morality and how the development of these statements have shifted over the course of human history. Before the institution of religion, Nietzsche claimed that morality was simply a discussion of saying that things such as health, strength, and liberty were things which constituted the good, However this understanding of morality shifted with the advent of Christianity and the reversal of power from the minority to the majority (morally speaking) . Ultimately it seems that Nietzsche characterizes the majority of humanity as being “ weak” because they lack the ability to channel their will and express themselves fully and openly. Thus those who are politically and socially oppressed, turn inward to the moral dimension and are able to shift the oppression on the oppressor by power of majority. Christianity it seems caters to this individual according to Nietzsche and that is why it rewards people who engage in acts of poverty, humility, and chastity. According to Nietzsche, he maintains that those who are oppressed in this life, believe that if they follow the Christian ethic and doctrine, then power and glory will ultimately be theirs in the next