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A polemical critique argues that Christian morality has promoted weakness, pity, and cultural decadence by valorizing humility and negating life-affirming instincts. The author analyzes how prevailing religious values have reversed noble evaluations, attacked strength and excellence, and fostered a herd mentality, contrasting these with an ideal of vigorous, future-oriented human types defined by increased power and creativity. Through sharp essays and aphoristic arguments the work calls for a revaluation of values, rejects compassion as a life-denying force, and urges the cultivation of healthier, more assertive modes of existence.
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