i disagree...God will always be very alive

The first thing to be clear about here is what should be an obvious fact: Nietzsche did not say "God is dead." Just like Shakespeare did not say "To be, or not to be," but instead merely put them in the mouth of Hamlet, a character he created. Yes, Nietzsche certainly wrote the words "God is dead," but he also just as certainly put them in the mouth of a character - a madman, no less. Readers must always be careful about distinguishing between what an author thinks and what characters are made to say. Unfortunately, many people aren't so careful, and thus it has become part of popular culture to think that Nietzsche said "God is dead." It has even become the butt of jokes, with some people imagining themselves clever by putting into the mouth of their god the words "Nietzsche is dead." But what does Nietzsche's madman really mean? He can't merely mean to say that there are atheists in the world - that's nothing new. He can't mean to say that God has literally died because that wouldn't make any sense. If God were really dead, then God must have been alive at one point - but if the God of orthodox European Christianity were alive then it would be eternal and could never die. So apparently, this madman can't be talking about the literal God believed in by so many theists. Instead, he's talking about what this god represented for European culture, the shared cultural belief in God which had once been its defining and uniting characteristic.

"God is dead." - Friedrich Nietzsche "Friedrich Nietzsche is DEAD!" - God Thank you.

I think what he said has been answered on one level only. If one takes what he said literally ,then "God is Dead".I understand through his writings that he was a deep thinker.So if one goes deeper as well he probably ment that the belief in the spirit of god is dead.In other words the comfort in believing in God as a saviour has gone from society.As with all literal figures,one must study and ponder the deeper meaning and not just skim through then come up with some quick answer.He was pragmatic and said what he believed.It is now for us to intelligently decipher it.

I think he's sadly mistaken. :) -In the Master's service. Thank you and God bless you!

The first thing I think of is a couple of quotes from a book about graffiti in the 70s or so... "God is Dead - Nietzsche" "Nietzsche is Dead" - God"

The first answere covered all aspects. apart from one? Nietzsche's well quoted, so called saying "God is Dead" In my humble opinion simply meant; Nietzsche beleived in the exsistance of 'God' God is omnipitent, so basicaly he was simply having a 'Joke' well done Nietzsche.

Their god may be dead but my God is Sovereign.