Friedrich Nietzsche has not only been postmortemly busily taking atheists to task, he has been quite active in the fun-time oh come on now it’s just comic book fiction TV show, “Smallville.”
On Smallville Wikia it was noted:
Clark [Kent] sees an original copy of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil in Lionel’s safe. This is the third appearance of Nietzsche in the series. Clark was holding “The Portable Nietzsche” in the Pilot episode, shortly before Lana asks him, “So what are you: Man or Superman?” In Season Two’s Suspect, Lionel is shown reading the same copy of Beyond Good and Evil. The line he reads says, “That which is done out of love always takes place beyond what is good and evil.” Nietzsche felt that compassion is the greatest human weakness, because it allows the weak to restrict the growth of the strong.
Lionel trained Lex relentlessly in this philosophy, so he would never accept defeat.
In the most recent episode Carter Hall aka Hawkman refers to Friedrich Nietzsche, “To him, the true hero was the person who embraced the life that he or she was given and made it better. He called that person ‘ubermensch” to which Lois Lane states, “A Superman.” Yet, along with the concept it is stated that, in essence, we can all be an ubermensch.
I do not know if they realize that whist to the unlearned in this area this sounds very nice—I can be Superman, after all—to Friedrich Nietzsche the ubermensch were merciless and uncompassionate iron fisted survival of the fittest domineers. Keep in mind that uber is translatable as “super,” “above,” “over,” etc.
The young Friedrich Nietzsche as ubermensch
All fiction is based upon some truth; some more fictional than others and some more true than others. Yet, philosophies, theologies, etc. are constantly being woven into what some dismiss as mere fun fiction with no strings attached. Once you have told that to yourself; they have got you already. As Christians we must put on the mind of Christ and be ever discerning. This is what is meant by worldview; it does not mean that we cannot enjoy fiction but does mean that we are discerning as to what is being put forth whether up front or between the lines.
Friedrich Nietzsche’s deicidal and misanthropic prophecies came about due to his recognition that the “death of God” meant that moral chaos would follow. And what did follow? The most secular and bloodiest century in human history.
Of interest may also be Nietzsche, the Death of God, and the Emerging Church Movement within the link is an audio lecture that is basically a history of philosophy majoring on Friedrich Nietzsche and how his philosophy is being employed by the Emerging Church movement.
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