Nietzsche: We are weak.

Nietzsche created a lot of controversy in his time and even into the present day. His idea that we as a species have become weak makes us cringe when trying to articulate our thoughts about Nietzsche. One of the most fascinating parts about him revolves around the bird of prey parable. The absurd notions that we blame the strong for using their full potential is something that is incorporated in our moral value system. Nietzsche recognizes that we, the lambs, have blames the birds of prey for following their instincts. This idea that we can blame the “subject” for its actions is just a way for the weak to survive. It is an interesting concept to consider questioning our very existence. When I first read him, Nietzsche spouts out notions that I never would have considered because I am blinded by the beliefs of my own moral values that most just blindly accept. The realization that maybe we have created a “self” to blame brings to question whether or not we are limiting the potential to create a stronger person. Today in class, Dr. J said that the slavish mode of valuation that we currently use would eventually evolve into the Ubermensch, who would be a creator of values. It would mean that we would be the lesser species, or the lambs. This idea that maybe we are at fault with our moral code to the point where we are weakening ourselves is what is truly mind blowing about Nietzsche’s theory. In contradiction, do we want to change our moral system? We have implemented these concepts of not using all of your strength because we ourselves are weak. So far, we have not seen the Ubermensch, and from what we learned, we have to ask if these Ubermenschen just become another part of our flawed moral system.