Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) used “the death of God” as a diagnosis: Christian metaphysics and morality had lost their self-evident authority in modern Europe, but the culture went on living off their remains. The challenge was not mere godlessness but nihilism – how values can be created once the old foundation is gone.
Source: ChatGPT 5.6 Sol, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 4:17 a.m.