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A superiority complex "is a belief that your abilities or accomplishments are somehow dramatically better than other people’s. People with a superiority complex may be condescending, smug, or mean to other people who don’t agree with them."<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-a-superiority-complex What Is a Superiority Complex?], WebMD</ref>
*[[Dunning-Kruger effect]]
== Friedrich Nietzsche's superiority complex in relation to his thoughts about God ==
[[File:Old Nietzsche, 1899.JPG|thumbnail|300px|center|The atheist [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] wrote: "But now God is dead. You superior men, this God was your greatest danger. Only since he is in the grave, have you risen again. Only now comes the great noontide; only now the superior man will be – Lord!".<ref>[http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/atheist_arrogance.htm Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, In Michael Curtis (Ed.) The Great Political Theories, Vol. 2 (New York: Avon Books, 1962, PP. 261-262). Cited in, Christopher, J.R., G.G, Wittet, Modern Western Civilization. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1991, Pages 232, 233]</ref>
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The picture of Nietzsche above was taken in 1899. Nietzsche died in 1900.]]
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== External links ==
*[https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-a-superiority-complex What Is a Superiority Complex?], WebMD
*[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/superiority-complex Superiority complex: Everything to know], Medical News Today
*[https://www.verywellmind.com/superiority-complex-causes-characteristics-and-coping-7095818 What Is a Superiority Complex?], VeryWellMind.com
==References==
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[[Category: Psychology]]