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What does it mean?
Fischer agrees with Nietzsche that religion dulls human senses, reflecting a skeptical view of faith.
In plain terms
He believes religion numbs people and agrees with Nietzsche.
What can you take from it?
Philosophical views can shape how we see religion.

Where it applies

  • religious debate
  • philosophical study
  • personal belief

Putting it to work

  • Explore philosophical critiques of belief systems

Questions to consider

  • Does religion dull or sharpen awareness?
  • What role should philosophy play in faith?

Another view

This view ignores the comfort and community religion provides.

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  3. I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.

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