#wagner antichrist

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[thehumandevil666]

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They muddy the water, to make it seem deep

[racefortheironthrone]

Hi! Rookie X-Men question, given how every so often characters tend to die (and then come back), have any of the more specifically religious members of the group, like Nightcrawler, had to wrangle the theological implications of that, or having to deal with dying in-Marvel being very different to how they expect?

Theology is a tricky concept in the Marvel Universe more broadly. Start with the baseline weirdness of what it means to believe in a monotheistic deity when the gods of various pantheons walk the earth as heroes and villains, and where many beings of ultimate cosmic significance can be met in the vastness of space:

Reed Richards is actually lying here. He's gone to the actual Heaven (to retrieve the soul of Ben Grimm) and met the "One Above All" in Fantastic Four #511, and it turns out that in the Marvel Universe, God is literally Jack Kirby, drawing everything into existence:

How this fits in with the existence of multiple gods, multiple Heavens and multiple Hells, is left up to the reader to untangle - just another continuity wrangle to No Prize.

The X-Comics haven't always done much better. As you point out, Kurt Wagner is a faithful son of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church - although I'm sometimes annoyed by writers who can only remember this one detail about him and forget the dashing swashbuckler stuff that's actually way more fun - and his belief ought to be tempered that he's actually died, gone to the explicitly Christian Heaven, and been resurrected by bamfs (it was weird). On the other hand, in the infamous "Draco" storyline, Kurt has also found out that angels and demons are tribes of mutants and that he's the son of the demon Azazel. And in the equally infamous "Holy War" storyline, Kurt became a Catholic priest as part of a theologically-unsound plan to make him Pope so that he could be revealed as the Antichrist and convince people that the Rapture had begun - even though Catholics don't believe in the Rapture.

However, things got a lot better with Jonathan Hickman's House of X/Powers of X and the advent of Krakoa, because all of the sudden there were much more interesting questions to ask. Were mutants the new gods, as Magneto had proclaimed? What did the Church's promise of immortal life mean, now that mutants had defeated death and brought about immortality in this life? What would be the new commandments of the mutant Eden?

As a member of the Quiet Council and the X-Men's resident philosopher, Nightcrawler would be the one asking and answering these questions. In my absolute favorite issue of Hickman's run on the X-Men, Kurt is pushed to seek answers to these questions by the new mutant tradition of "Crucible" - by which depowered mutants must face [A] in the arena to win their right to be reborn into glory through enduring a slow and violent death - and his discovery that Krakoa had built for him a cathedral that only a mutant who can teleport could enter.

In Si Spurrier's run, Kurt investigates these questions by interrogating the laws of Krakoa and how they shape the nascent mutant culture being born on the island. The danger is, that in a world in which life extends forever and death has no meaning, that mutants will fall into sadism and apathy. Kurt's new religion, "the Spark," seeks to combat spiritual neurasthenia with a commitment to the relentless pursuit of the new.

But questions remain: why, in both Moira's Ninth Life and the Sins of Sinister timeline, does Kurt Wagner become the originator of a new sub-species of chimeras with his mutant powers and his appearance and a common commitment to the last religion in existence? What happened to the Golden Child miraculously born to his genetic descendent Wagnerine? Did she survive the destruction of the timeline?

[a-roguish-gambit]

So, here comes a little history of Kurt Wagner and his relationship to sex, romance and priesthood:

When Kurt was created by Marvel and joined the X-Men in the mid 1970s, there were some small appearances of his catholic faith sprinkled around, but not necessarily referencing a vocation for priesthood. He was just a guy who prayed.

And he was the more open to flirting, sex and romance, with female characters frequently remarking how they found him cute while a lot of people feared him.

His longest romance in comics was with flight attendant Amanda Sefton, who was later revealed to be a fake identity for powerful sorceress and Kurt's adoptive sister Jimaine Szardos (because Comics Are Convoluted Like That).

By the 80s, when he joined the London based team Excalibur, Kurt had a fling with Shiar princess Cerise and a romantic tension with teamate shapeshifter Megan Pucceanu aka Gloriana (who ended up married to her long time boyfriend and Excalibur teamate Brian Braddock, aka Captain Britain).

Then came the 90s comic writers bringing the decision to make Kurt a priest, and since the Animated Series was mainly influenced by what was going on in the 90s, Kurt the Ordained Priest was what they choosed to focus on.

Then the came the comic writers in the 2000s and uncollared Kurt... by making up a plot where he NEVER WAS ORDAINED AT ALL and instead it was all a conspiracy by a group of villains to frame him as the Antichrist (because again, comics are convoluted like that).

Meanwhile in the animation front, we had the series X Men Evolution where Kurt was deaged to a high schooler and had a romance with a version with Amanda Sefton that WASN'T secretly his adoptive sister Jimaine, but instead an everyday half black half romani teenage girl who studied with Kurt in the same high school and was accepting and supportive of the fact he was a mutant, and Wolverine and The X-Men, where Kurt is an adult, but with the swashbuckler aspect of his character more emphasized, giving him a romantic interest in the Scarlet Witch that find obstacle that they are in oposite sides of the ideological battle of mutant rights (Kurt as an X Men, Wanda as Magneto's daughter and right hand person in ruling Genosha).

In more recent comics, Kurt rejoined the X-Men, received the mantle of Uncanny Spider Man, and had a few more romances, the longest being with alternate timeline adult daughter of Jean and Scott and his Excalibur teamate Rachel Summers, and he also met his alternate dimension/timeline teenager daughter with the Scarlet Witch, Talia Josephine Wagner, more known as TJ, who hops ocasionally to the main comics timeline.

Besides, he declared having a crush on Ororo, and artists have implied a romance between Nightcrawler and Wolverine.

So in the comics, the priesthood was a more recent development that got cut short, and a lot of the time Nightcrawler was open to flirting, casual sex and romance.

In adaptations, we get the second movie portraying him as catholic but not ordained as a priest, two cartoons where he is not a priest and not explicitly devout, and the Animated Series/97 where is the only series that shows him as a ordained priest.

Also, I made a poll months ago asking which portrayal of Kurt people prefered: Flirty and Romantic Swashbuckler or Pious and Chaste Priest.

The first option won, but there were coments suggesting that there could be some fusion of those two aspects of the character ...

Hey thanks for all the context!

I appreciate this, as the animated series was my first introduction to x men proper and there he is ordained. Again i have no problem with other people shipping him however they like so long as kurt is happy, whether hes canonically a priest or not in any canon they are using. People leave the priesthood for this reason, its chill with me, and a lot of fans are not catholic and may not relate as heavily to that side of him and thus wish to ignore it, or because its a newer thing, prefer older canons where hes not. thats ok.

Seriously whatever other people do i got no issue with at all. It’s a personal hang up. I don’t want to get too much into this but as an aroace catholic, it was personally always very uncomfortable seeing people sexualize clergy and holy objects I hold dear. Theres….a lot of porn out there of nuns being raped to “fix them” or the idea that all clergy secretly are dying to have sex. And this isn’t even considering a lot of the genuinely horrible sexual scandals within the church that are used to inspire specific religious themed pornography. Thats is why I personally have some discomfort shipping him at times. Some days im chill with it and want to pair him up with people who would make him happy, but some days my own personal trauma relating to seeing stuff either glorifying rape and sex crimes in the church, seeing things have very specific sacred meaning used in really twisted ways, or justifying rape or sexual harassment of clergy in order to “fix them” make me want nothing to do with shipping nightcrawler.

Some days I want him to kiss like five people, especially logan, but somedays the thought of shipping my clergy boy personally sends me into a sex/romance repulsed mood.

And to make sure I’m clear on this THIS IS NOT TO SHAME ANYONE WHO ENJOYS SHIPPING HIM OR RELIGIOUS THEMED PORNOGRAPHY. yall are hella valid and a lot of ex christians use it cope. And even for those who never were christian and maybe even hate christian religious groups for past crimes and current, believe me I get it, I at least appreciate ya’ll enjoying the catholic aesthetic and one of my fav characters. Pls keep taking what ya like from my religious culture and enjoying it. Ya’ll are valid af. This is a me thing and not condemnation of anyone else.

Anyways this was more indepth than i wanted. I love Kurt, hes one of my favs, there are just some days I feel he should stay single and some days I don’t. And thats not anyones problem, just my own mind dealing with shit thats happened in the world I’ve been exposed to, not an issue of shipping morality or offensiveness or anything.

[sec-heriablangel]

Hellaverse OC: Damien (Bio)

Full Name: Damien "Thorn" Morningstar

Nicknames: Prince of Hell (Title), The Devil's son, Brother (By Charlie, Lucius and Layla), Orphan Devil (By Layla), Dally (by Blitzo, Moxxie, Charlie, Millie and Emily), Hot hell Prince (by Angel Dust), Devil Boy (Self-given), Mr. Anti-Christ, Brat, Ungrateful ruthless boy, Spoiled Brat, Stubborn Useless demon, Mama's boy (by Adam), Thorn (by Vox, Alastor, Terrence, Isaac, Stolas, Andrealphus, Stella, Vassago), Thorn Devil (by Vox, Terrence, Andrealphus), Prince Morningstar, Son of Morningstar (by Sera), Babe, Prince Devil, Prince Charming, Darling, Hot devil Dearest, Dearest Lover, Sweetheart (by Clive), Young Man, Son, Boy, Spot, Naughty Boy, Naughty Devil Boy, and Little good Prince (By Lucifer and Lilith), Little fella (By Mammon, Asmodeus and Beelzebub), Sir (By Baron Von Eldritch, his bodyguards), Boss (by his bodyguards), Cute Sweetie, Apple Cake (By Lilith), Uncle, Uncle Dally (By Evelyn), Spoiled Brat, Little Ungrateful boy, Selfish Boy, Naughty one, Foolish Boy, Wrathful Boy (By Abaddon)

Likes: his pets Hellhound and Blackberry, Drawing, Drinking Pepsi, 7Up, Coca Cola and Mountain Dew, Sleeping, Murder, Smoking, Popsicle, His family (Sometimes), being Lilith's favorite child, flirting with Emily (Formerly), flirting with Clive and Celine, Grilled Cheese, Pranking his father and his younger sister, Playing the black electric guitar, reading mangas, watching romantic and horror movies, singing, dancing, listening to Skillet, Three Days Grace, Escape the Fate, The Used, Linkin Park, The Rasmus and Get Scared, Anime, Mammon's jokes (Formerly), Spending time with Satan, Raven Birds, Rabbits, Ducks (Sometimes), Taunting and Tormenting his father (Sometimes), Manipulating his Imp slaves, Destroying the Church, Killing Priests and Nuns, Abusing Trolls, Pranking his father, Abusing and Terrorizing Saint Peter, his Niece

Dislikes: Charlie's idea of redemption (Formerly), his sister Charlie trying to reconnect him (Formerly), his Imp Slaves, his father (Mostly of time), Valentino, Being disciplined, Being lonely, Getting caught, being called "Mama's boy" by Adam, Polka Music, Valentino, his father's jokes, people who hurt his family, the exterminations, the people who flirt with his parents, people who hurt Clive, Rude people, seeing Charlie in pain and sad, Christians, his parents fighting, being grounded, his father's overprotectiveness and abuse, his sister charlie being in danger, Trolls, Church, Being pranked by Charlie, being called out by his father, Anyone infantilizing him, Mammon's Jokes (Currently), Layla being rude and mean to him, Seviathan being rude and mean to him, his Niece being in danger, Chazwick Thurman, Abaddon's Abuse and Insults

Species: Demon/ArchDemon

Gender: Male

Age: 22-23 (Biological)

Sexuality: Bisexual and Polyamorous

Status: Alive

Abilities: Vast dark powers, Enhanced healing factor, Poison immunity, Animal manipulation, Psychic powers, Demon physiology, Demonic Wings, Demonic transformation, Flight, Shapeshifting, Demon Magic, Duplication, Pyrokinesis, Super strength, Teleportation, Shapeshifting horns, Shapeshifting horns and tail, Shapeshifting tail, Resurrection, Fire and heat manipulation, Musical Talent, Songwriting, Guitar-playing, Drawing, Earthly fire resistance, Spellcasting

Occupation: Prince of Hell, Son of Lilith and Lucifer, Older Brother of Charlie, Antichrist, CEO of Thorn Industries, Businessman, U.S. diplomat, The warrior of Hellbent Squad

Family:

God (Grandfather), Lucifer Morningstar (Father), Archangel Michael (Uncle), Lilith (Mother), Charlie Morningstar (Younger Sister), Layla Thorn (Twin-Sister), Lucius Wagner Morningstar (Older Brother), Evelyn (Niece), Serenity (Sister-in-law; Separated)

Friends:

Clive (Boyfriend; Teammate), Terrence (Childhood Friend/First Partner; Teammate), Seviathan Von Eldritch (Frenemy; Teammate), Alastor (Frenemy), Arackniss (Teammate; Fourth Partner), Isaac (Teammate), Blitzo (Second Partner), Moxxie (Third Partner), Millie (Close Friend), Loona, Lamont (Teammate), Villa, Baxter, Crymini, Fizzarolli, Angel Dust, Vaggie, Husk, Sir Pentious, Glasya (Close Friend), Baron Von Eldritch (Assistant), Alina (Childhood Friend), Finley (Close Friend), Paulina (Childhood Friend), Elena (Close Friend)

Enemies: Vox, Valentino, Velvette, Lute, Adam, Striker, Crimson, Crimson's Mafia, Employees of D.H.O.R.K.S, Layla (Formerly), Lucifer Morningstar (Sometimes), Cain (Arch-Rival), Sterling (Arch-Rival), Vadivel, Exorcists, Priests (Victims), Nuns (Victims), Christians (Victims), Christopher (Victim), Henroin (Sometimes), Carmelo (Sometimes), Employees of C.H.E.R.U.B.S (surviving Victims), Abaddon (Arch-Nemesis), Abaddon's army

Romantic Interest:

Clive Williams (Boyfriend), Emily (Ex-Girlfriend), Celine (Girlfriend)

Others:

Emily (acquainted/one-sided), Sera (acquainted/one-sided; Ex-sister-in-law), Archangels (well-acquainted), Williams Family (acquaintance), The von Eldritch family (acquaintance), Razzle and Dazzle (acquainted), Hellhound (Bodyguard/Pet), Deadly Sins (Mammon (Formerly Idol), Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Leviathan, Satan (Father Figure) and Belphegor (Caretaker)), Overlords (acquainted), Chazwick Thurman (Fan; Somtimes), Octavia (Good Friend), Lin (acquainted), Joe (acquainted), Sallie May (acquainted), the Ars Goetia (acquaintance), Abaddon (acquainted; Sometimes), Cyhyraeth (acquainted), Saint Peter (Slave), Belial (acquainted), Lucius (Boss), Molly (acquainted), Niffty (acquainted), Baelzra (acquainted), Astaroth (acquainted), Seraphiel (acquainted; Ex-father-in-law), Blackberry the raven (Pet), Unnamed Incubi bodyguards, three Unnamed imp slaves, Layla (Teammate), Anya (acquainted), Celine (Teammate)

Weapons: Pistol Gun, Axe, Claws, Spear, Dagger, AKM, Fangs and Baseball Bat

Voiced by: James Arnold Taylor

[metalshockfinland]

ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE Unleash Music Video for New Single 'Vanquishing Spirit'

Photo by Dan Wagner Richmond war metal duo ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE will release their third full-length, ‘Vengeance of Eternal Fire,’ on April 19, 2024 via Profound Lore Records! The band is now unleashing the second single from the offering, “Vanquishing Spirit,” along with a vicious performance video! The clip was directed and edited by Dan Wagner and can be found at THIS LOCATION. The band…

[afuror]

Wagner

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[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[cinemacentral666]

Melancholia (2011)

Movie #1,113 • Ranking Lars von Trier #7

The second chapter of LVT's "Depression Trilogy" is another genre experiment and it's crazy that he's doing this so late into his storied career. This never gives off sci-fi notes in any traditional way (hard sci-fi, at least) and that's probably to be expected. But it nevertheless fits into that mold (in addition to being a disaster/doomsday prepper offshoot, as well). Told in two parts with an otherworldly fantasy-style introduction, Melancholia tells the story of an ill-fated wedding night where the looming destruction of the earth is only hinted at (we do, however, see this inevitability in said intro segment). But, this being von Trier, we didn't necessarily need to see the rogue planet colliding with earth to know how it was going to end. It could only end in one way: with a hopeless and fatal sadness. Or, in the eye's of the tragically, irreparably depressed person: perfectly.

The film is sprinkled with subtle details, character quirks I found to be uncommon for a von Trier film. These added to the sense that this production was aiming at something fundamentally different with its form, almost as if it was satirizing a mainstream movie of outwardly similar ilk. For example, Kirsten Dunst's nephew calls her Aunt Steelbreaker throughout the film. But this odd, superhero-sounding nickname's origin story is never explained. It's the perfect detail, just out of reach of our ability to fully understand it. It's the kind of juxtaposition LVT loves, asking far more questions than it answers.

On the heels of the divisive Antichrist, it's striking just how normal this movie is. In many ways, it feels like the biggest and most classic Film he's ever made. From its bombastic soundtrack prominently featuring the music of a Richard Wagner to its playful use of a wedding gone awry to set the action, it's as if von Trier is mocking the very notion of a Big Hollywood Movie while also utilizing its form to get across his ideas.

The idea for the film emerged while he was in treatment for the depression that has haunted him in recent years. A therapist told him a theory that depressives and melancholics act more calmly in violent situations, while “ordinary, happy" people are more apt to panic. Melancholics are ready for it. They already know everything is going to hell. ("The Only Redeeming Factor is the World Ending", The Danish Film Institute)

Whereas Antichrist tackled depression from the sick and depraved viewpoint of someone entangled in its web, Melancholia suggests an outside look: both how it affects the people around the ill person, and the simple notion that the infliction is so much bigger than they could ever truly comprehend and, ultimately, out of their control. In Antichrist, its mother nature that is inherently evil, the causation for humans' irrational and illogical behavior. But in Melancholia the root cause is less of the focus; why people are evil and/or destructive isn't the point. It's that they must pay the price for this behavior, one way or another. The destruction of the planet is secondary to what was already lost and not coming back.

Two children are killed in a flashback in both films: one at the very beginning (Antichrist) and one at the very end (Melancholia). The latter is the result of neglect and the former from a catastrophic, uncontrollable event. But it seems as if the cosmic force, the energy in both instances, is the same. Melancholia is the more successful movie, not because of its restraint in comparison, but because of the nuanced angle it takes. There is an acceptance here. It's just as, if not more bleak than the previous entry, but it doesn't necessarily come across that way. At one point Kirsten Dunst, suffering from an incurable depression, corrects herself: she says "the earth is evil" before landing on "life on earth is evil." The earth — functioning as it does as a conceptual notion of human consciousness — can never be good or evil. It has a built-in expiration date even if that notion is impossible to grapple with for the 'normal' human mind. What Melancholia seems to propose is that the depressed CAN unpack that idea. And it's perhaps the only reason she's able to find peace at the end of the world.

SCORE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’ll be counting down all of Lars Von Trier’s movies right here at @cinemacentral666 every Thursday through September 2023

[bruderdeslichtsblackmetal]

Brazil’s THE EVIL reveal first track from new OSMOSE album – features Wagner Antichrist, ex-SARCOFAGO/SEPULTURA

http://bruderdeslichts.com/brazils-the-evil-reveal-first-track-from-new-osmose-album-features-wagner-antichrist-ex-sarcofago-sepultura/

[witch-of-snow-and-stars]

Ok I actually have a lot of recommendations!

Horror Movies:

Hell Fest (2018)

Nope (2022)

History:

The Behind The Bastards episodes on Helena Blavatsky and the Jack Parsons episode (the Jack Parsons episode is called "How L Ron Hubbard Made an Antichrist Using Sex Magic")

Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus podcast (a history and investigation of the American Spiritualism movement with onsite reporting from the Cassadaga Spiritualist camp. Genuinely interesting and informative about a part of American spiritual history that isn't often explored)

The Paranormal/Supernatural stories section

The Otherworld podcast (hosted by Jack Wagner with real people being interviewed about/telling their stories about paranormal/supernatural experiences)

The Haunted Objects podcast (hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk where they talk about the stories of the haunted items in their museum and other ghosthunting experiences)

Hellier and The Unbinding (also Newkirk-related cases. Both can be watched for free and I have linked the free sources. Hellier is also included on Amazon Prime if you have a Prime membership and The Unbinding is on Tubi)

Podcasts for Spooky Season

It's that time of year again! The leaves are turning, the pumpkins are ripening, and with the increasing chill in the air comes a craving for chills of a different kind. If you're looking for some great audio horror this season, here are some podcasts you might enjoy. Check them out on your favorite podcast app!

(Please feel free to add your favorites in the notes!)

Fictional Frights

Chilling Tales For Dark Nights

Knifepoint Horror

Pseudopod

Scary Stories Told In The Dark

The No-Sleep Podcast

Real Life Is Terrifying

And That's Why We Drink

Be. Scared

Disturbed

Let's Not Meet

Let's Read

Morbid

Scared To Death

Tales From The Break Room

The Poisoner's Cabinet

Wine & Crime

History & Folklore

A Scary State

Freaky Folklore

Frightful

Lore

One Strange Thing

Southern Gothic

The Cryptid Keeper (back catalog)

Horror Movies

Alone In The Dark

Copulators Die First (back catalog)

Dead Meat

Pod Mortem

Queerdo Babes Trom The Horror Pod-O-Rama

Ruined!

Classic Horror Tales

Horror Hill

Readings by The H.P Lovecraft Literary Podcast

The HorrorBabble Podcast

You can also visit Librivox for free public domain audiobooks, including MANY collections of classic scary stories, including a fantastic rendition of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

If you're looking for more podcast recs, you can also check out my posts on witches and witchcraft in history and debunking occult conspiracy theories and New Age nonsense.

Happy Halloween! 🎃🎧

[drivestraight]

Ugh, not Kate Wagner's crap around here again. Her article is clearly biased to ham= good verstappen = antichrist and it makes sense when one of mercedes' main sponsors is the one who paid for your 'wonderful weekend' i guess 🤷🏻‍♀️ also her constant need to remind you that she comes from the working class and is morally superior that these millionaires become quite boring after reading it for the fourth time

now who pissed in your morning cereal

[nikolasongsa]

Christianity is called the religion of pity. -- Pity stands in opposition to all the tonic passions that augment the energy of the feeling of aliveness: it is a depressant. A man loses power when he pities. Through pity that drain upon strength which suffering works is multiplied a thousandfold. Suffering is made contagious by pity; under certain circumstances it may lead to a total sacrifice of life and living energy -- a loss out of all proportion to the magnitude of the cause (-- the case of the death of the Nazarene).

This is the first view of it; there is, however, a still more important one. If one measures the effects of pity by the gravity of the reactions it sets up, its character as a menace to life appears in a much clearer light. Pity thwarts the whole law of evolution, which is the law of natural selection.

It preserves whatever is ripe for destruction; it fights on the side of those disinherited and condemned by life; by maintaining life in so many of the botched of all kinds, it gives life itself a gloomy and dubious aspect. [...]Schopenhauer was right in this: that by means of pity life is denied, and made worthy of denial -- pity is the technique of nihilism. Let me repeat: this depressing and contagious instinct stands against all those instincts which work for the preservation and enhancement of life: in the role of promoter of misery and protector of everything miserable, it is a prime agent in the promotion of decadence -- pity persuades to extinction....Of course, one doesn't say "extinction": one says "the other world," or "God," or "the true life," or Nirvana, salvation, blessedness.... This innocent rhetoric, from the realm of religious-ethical balderdash, appears a good deal less innocent when one reflects upon the tendency that it conceals beneath sublime words: the tendency to destroy life. Schopenhauer was hostile to life: that is why pity appeared to him as a virtue... Aristotle, as everyone knows, saw in pity a sickly and dangerous state of mind, the remedy for which was an occasional purgative: he regarded tragedy as that purgative. The instinct of life should prompt us to seek some means of puncturing any such pathological and dangerous accumulation of pity as that appearing in Schopenhauer's case (and also, alack, in that of our whole literary decadence, from St. Petersburg to Paris, from Tolstoi to Wagner), that it may burst and be discharged... Nothing is more unhealthy, amid all our unhealthy modernism, than Christian pity. To be the physician here, to be unmerciful here, to wield the knife here -- all this is our business, all this is our sort of humanity, by this sign we are philosophers, we Hyperboreans! --

Friedrich Nietzsche, Antichrist §7