Your thoughts on: Nietzsche and the restored LDS gospel
TLDR: I'm starting to study some Nietzsche for the first time. Do you find value in him, in light of LDS theology?
I'm impressed with what little I've learned so far. Even Nietzsche's attacks on the traditional Christianity that he knew - I'm wondering what he would have thought of the restored LDS gospel instead.
I just learned about Nietzsche's three metamorphoses model - The Camel, The Lion, and The Child. It's very intriguing.
I heard about this model from Astrid Tuminez (president of UVU) who mentioned it in a recent discussion Faith Matters discussion:
https://youtu.be/uudbjIQTAGg?si=aqrtPOsiNOIULiz2&t=994
The following video appears to explain the model.
Nietzsche — The Three Metamorphoses of Zarathustra - The Living Philosophy channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC0Tx3OXCM4
Here is a summary of this video (I generated this for you using Gemini AI):
The video discusses Nietzsche's three metamorphoses of value creators, as described in Thus Spoke Zarathustra:
The Camel This stage involves dedicating oneself to a system of values, sacrificing lower urges for a higher quest of self-knowledge and mastery [01:34]. In non-liminal times, this stage is enough, but in ages of nihilism, the camel must transform [03:26].
The Lion The spirit becomes a lion to conquer freedom and master its own desert [03:46]. The lion fights the dragon of "thou shalt," creating freedom for new creation, but not new values themselves [05:00]. The lion's role is to create a safe space for something new to emerge [07:37].
The Child The child represents innocence, forgetting, and a new beginning [08:21]. It is free from the gravity of "thou shalt" and can play and create innocently [09:02]. This stage embodies the living spirit of creation, contrasting with ossified institutions [10:38].
The three metamorphoses represent the development of the spirit, the attainment of self and cultural transcendence, and the birth of prophets and sages [13:56].
I'm thinking maybe the negative things I've heard about Nietzsche may in many cases have come from people who don't really understand what he said.
I've never had a philosophy class but have dabbled over the years. I've always loved the quote from the movie A Fish Called Wanda:
Otto: [superior smile] Apes don't read philosophy.
Wanda: Yes they do, Otto, they just don't understand it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j3adcbEwSM&t=30s
I'm trying not to be that guy.