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Religion is Nihilism
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Nietzsche: Religion is Nihilism!

  “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” is a philosophical novel written by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1883. It follows the journey and teachings of the character Zarathustra, who presents his ideas Continue Reading

Posted On : 24th April 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Was Nietzsche a Sociopath, or worse yet a Psychopath?
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Nietzsche: Active and Passive Nihilism explained:

Materialism has given us many of the good things in life that we now take for granted, such as not dying at a young age of preventable diseases, as well Continue Reading

Posted On : 14th April 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Exploring the differences between Religion and Philosophy

Philosophy and religion are distinct disciplines, yet they often intersect and share common themes leading many thinkers to wonder where philosophy ends and religion begins, in other words what are Continue Reading

Posted On : 10th April 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Evil demands acceptance, the woke cultural purge of the UK Continues.

Evil demands acceptance, good is self-evident, evil demands that you believe it to be true, whilst truth always stands alone, it is good because it is true.   This is Continue Reading

Posted On : 3rd April 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Was Nietzsche a Sociopath, or worse yet a Psychopath?
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Sociopath or Not? Was Nietzsche a Sociopath?

  “Was Nietzsche a sociopath?”  This is a common charge directed at Nietzsche by those unfamiliar with his work along with accusations of antisemitism and so on.  To this day, Continue Reading

Posted On : 27th March 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Modern Philistine

There’s an archetype I’ve been thinking about for quite some time now based on my own observations about how certain people behave that includes their beliefs, psychology etc. in regards Continue Reading

Posted On : 19th March 2024 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
Anglophobia is very real
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Anglophobia

  “In intention, at any rate, the English intelligentsia are Europeanized. They take their cookery from Paris and their opinions from Moscow. In the general patriotism of the country they Continue Reading

Posted On : 7th March 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal .
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Understanding the Ubermensch or Superman.

In the annals of philosophy, few concepts evoke as much intrigue and controversy as Friedrich Nietzsche’s Übermensch, or Superman. Born out of Nietzsche’s magnum opus, ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra,’ the Übermensch Continue Reading

Posted On : 23rd February 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Unlocking Nietzsche's Wisdom How Beauty Empowers Us and Undermines the Elite Agenda
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Unlocking Nietzsche’s Wisdom How Beauty Empowers Us and Undermines the Elite Agenda

  Today we’re going to be talking about Nietzsche’s view of beauty, high art, and ugliness and the ramifications that it holds for us who either want to live a Continue Reading

Posted On : 20th February 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

‘By their fruits you shall know is a phrase,’ in the bible that gets truer every day.   In this post pandemic world, it’s pretty easy to come to the Continue Reading

Posted On : 14th February 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Why you should hate the surveillance state
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Why you should hate the surveillance state.

I’ve been thinking for quite a while now, as to what it is that I don’t like about the ever-increasing amount of digital surveillance that we’re witnessing.  It’s appearing everywhere Continue Reading

Posted On : 5th February 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Against remorse. I do not like this form of cowardice in regard to one’s own actions, one must not leave one’s self in the lurch under the pressure of sudden shame or distress.
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The Cowardice of Remorse, Regret and Shame.

In the Will to Power Nietzsche writes:   “Against remorse. I do not like this form of cowardice in regard to one’s own actions, one must not leave one’s self Continue Reading

Posted On : 31st January 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Conscription in the UK

I’m sure that General Sir Patrick Sanders who recently came up with idea of bolstering the armed forces by conscripting the youth of today thinks that the young men of Continue Reading

Posted On : 26th January 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
A billionaire realxing in comfort whilst the rest of the world burns
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Why are the Elites building bunkers?

Why are our overlords busy building bunkers?  Is it because they suspect that the world is going to end sometime soon?  Is it because they fear the mob, that one Continue Reading

Posted On : 25th January 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Category:
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Is AI an attempt to create God?

I’ve been watching with interest over the last several years the elite’s attempts at creating a thinking machine, an artificial general intelligence and whilst most people raised on the Terminator Continue Reading

Posted On : 10th January 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Category:
  • Existentialism

Would you live your life again? Nietzsche and the demon – Eternal Recurrence

Eternal Recurrence   I want you to imagine for just a moment that you are lying in your bed, surrounded by darkness, the night is cold, but you are warm, Continue Reading

Posted On : 3rd January 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
Your Personal Vision of God: A Critique of Dogmatism and the Multi-faceted Divine
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  • Idealism
  • Mystic Philosophy

Your Personal Vision of God: A Critique of Dogmatism and the Multi-faceted Divine

Introduction The concept of God is complex and multi-dimensional, leaving ample room for interpretation. In human history, diverse civilizations, religious groups, and individual seekers have attempted to grasp the elusive Continue Reading

Posted On : 24th September 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
“I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.”
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  • Nihilism
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  • Stoicism

The reason why Nietzsche laughed at the weaklings…

“I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.” Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher, is known for his provocative and sometimes enigmatic Continue Reading

Posted On : 21st September 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo

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