Ben Wilson

And Nietzsche, in his book called The Antichrist, which should tell you a little bit about what it's all about, he ends it by declaring war to the death against Christianity.

And Nietzsche, in his book called The Antichrist, which should tell you a little bit about what it's all about, he ends it by declaring war to the death against Christianity.

And he proposes complete ostracization of Christians and even proposes, quote, the excreble location where Christianity brooded over its basilisk eggs should be razed to the ground and being the most depraved spot on earth, it should be the horror of all posterity. Poisonous snakes should be bred on top of it.

And he proposes complete ostracization of Christians and even proposes, quote, the excreble location where Christianity brooded over its basilisk eggs should be razed to the ground and being the most depraved spot on earth, it should be the horror of all posterity. Poisonous snakes should be bred on top of it.

In other words, he advocates nuking Jerusalem and breeding it with poisonous snakes so that no one will ever go there again just because that is where Christianity was born. That is how much Nietzsche hates, loathes Christianity. And yet... This is what Nietzsche says of Bach, quote, This week I heard the St.

In other words, he advocates nuking Jerusalem and breeding it with poisonous snakes so that no one will ever go there again just because that is where Christianity was born. That is how much Nietzsche hates, loathes Christianity. And yet... This is what Nietzsche says of Bach, quote, This week I heard the St.

Matthew Passion three times, and each time I had the same feeling of immeasurable admiration. One who has completely forgotten Christianity truly hears it here as gospel. Okay. Wow. Like what a testament to Bach that someone who loathes Christianity so much when he hears Bach can hear the gospel and hear it as gospel.

Matthew Passion three times, and each time I had the same feeling of immeasurable admiration. One who has completely forgotten Christianity truly hears it here as gospel. Okay. Wow. Like what a testament to Bach that someone who loathes Christianity so much when he hears Bach can hear the gospel and hear it as gospel.

And it's funny, I have heard two different people, both of them Jewish, claim that Bach almost makes them want to become a Lutheran. So I think when you understand his music, it has a way to

And it's funny, I have heard two different people, both of them Jewish, claim that Bach almost makes them want to become a Lutheran. So I think when you understand his music, it has a way to

of reaching through barriers and speaking to anyone and everyone it is simultaneously very grounded in a certain place in tradition it is very german very christian very lutheran and also at the same time somehow very universal and that is one of the paradoxes of bach i think his life is one of the best case studies i've seen of what happens when a person fuses talent with genuine fanatical religious devotion plus iron discipline plus a kind of playfulness and sense of fun so

of reaching through barriers and speaking to anyone and everyone it is simultaneously very grounded in a certain place in tradition it is very german very christian very lutheran and also at the same time somehow very universal and that is one of the paradoxes of bach i think his life is one of the best case studies i've seen of what happens when a person fuses talent with genuine fanatical religious devotion plus iron discipline plus a kind of playfulness and sense of fun so

Let's get into it. My main sources for this episode were Bach Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Elliot Gardner and Johann Sebastian Bach by Christoph Wolff. So with all that said, this is The Life of Johann Sebastian Bach. First, I want to take a second to shout out today's sponsor, the Austin AI Lab. They create AI agents tailored to your business's needs.

Let's get into it. My main sources for this episode were Bach Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Elliot Gardner and Johann Sebastian Bach by Christoph Wolff. So with all that said, this is The Life of Johann Sebastian Bach. First, I want to take a second to shout out today's sponsor, the Austin AI Lab. They create AI agents tailored to your business's needs.

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