"God is Dead" — What Nietzsche Really Meant

Not a statement of atheism but a warning of nihilism

“God is dead,” surely Nietzsche’s notorious soundbite (in a portfolio of notorious soundbites). It’s a statement that has saturated society as a cultural watershed moment. But the true meaning and power of Nietzsche’s dynamite phrase has often been missed in popular culture.

When you come across this statement in the varying corners of culture, it is oft…