Dialectic Diaries on Instagram: "⚡ The Philosophy: "God is Dead" ​The phrase "God is dead" (Gott ist tot) is one of the most famous and misunderstood statements in modern philosophy. ​What it means: For Nietzsche, this was not a statement of celebration, but a dire observation about modern European society. It meant that the belief in the Christian God—and the entire system of absolute, transcendent moral and metaphysical values that came with it—was no longer a credible source of meaning or mor