Adaptation or reassertion?

THAT’S EASTER Life to Death from St Helen’s Church on Vimeo.

Watch from about 2:00, for a few seconds, then read this:

Christianity needs sickness…making things sick is the real intention behind the church’s whole system of salvation procedures.

Friedrich Nietzsche, The Anti Christ, 51

I see.

Nietzsche on diet

I’ve been reading some Nietzsche: he goes from being absurd, through terrifying, to razor sharp. Here’s an example of the first category:

A hearty meal is easier to digest than one that is too small. The first presupposition of a good digestion is that the stomach as a whole becomes active. You need to be aware of the size of your stomach. For the same reasons, I would not recommend those protracted meals I call interrupted sacrificial feasts, those at the table d’hote. – No snacking, no coffee, coffee darkens things. Tea is only good in the morning. Small quantities, but strong; tea is very bad for you and will make you sick all day if it is even a little too weak. Everyone has their own standards here, sometimes between the narrowest and most delicate boundaries. In a very agaçante [provocative] climate you should not start with tea: you should start an hour earlier with a cup of thick, oil-free cocoa. – Sit as little as possible; do not believe any idea that was not concieved while moving around outside, – with your muscles in a celebratory mode as well. All prejudices come from the intestines. -Sitting down – I have said it before is a true sin against the Holy Spirit.

Nietzsche, Ecce Homo Why I am so clever I