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Currently, there is an ongoing debate regarding whether atheism was a causal factor for [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]'s insanity or whether it was caused strictly by disease.<ref>http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/hutchison/070307</ref><ref>http://www.ukapologetics.net/truthaboutnietzsche.html</ref><ref>http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/top/top19</ref><ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17087793?dopt=Abstract</ref>
Currently, there is an ongoing debate regarding whether atheism was a causal factor for [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]'s insanity or whether it was caused strictly by disease.<ref>http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/hutchison/070307</ref><ref>http://www.ukapologetics.net/truthaboutnietzsche.html</ref><ref>http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/top/top19</ref><ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17087793?dopt=Abstract</ref>
An article published on the Hong Kong Baptist University website offers the following regarding the cause of Friedrich Nietzsche insanity:
An article published on the Hong Kong Baptist University website offers the following regarding the cause of Friedrich Nietzsche's insanity:
{{cquote|Trying to explain what caused his insanity can only be a matter of speculation. Some people believe it was the result of a physical illness. Others interpret his suffering as that of a true prophet, almost as if he were accepting the punishment on behalf of those who could not see mankind's tendency towards self-destruction so clearly. Still others regard his final fate as a natural outcome of his philosophical outlook.<ref>http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/top/top19</ref>}}
{{cquote|Trying to explain what caused his insanity can only be a matter of speculation. Some people believe it was the result of a physical illness. Others interpret his suffering as that of a true prophet, almost as if he were accepting the punishment on behalf of those who could not see mankind's tendency towards self-destruction so clearly. Still others regard his final fate as a natural outcome of his philosophical outlook.<ref>http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/top/top19</ref>}}