According to Nietzsche, when a man's transcendent values ar…

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According to Nietzsche, when a man's transcendent values are threatened, which is what happens when you tell him that "there are no solutions, only trade-offs" he is threatened with nihilism and he will avoid agreeing with you even if what you say is completely obvious. The Nietzschian man is like Paul Atreides, who can hold his hand in the box of pain in order to avid the Gom Jabar. In this way, he satisfies his instincts with real things by accounting for the bias of his instinct. The quest for the impossible is an addiction. Someone who is trying to create the philosopher's stone is not a threat but someone who wants to create utopia is someone who is putting their addiction over other people's lives. Arguing is not enough. They must feel the pain of the consequences of their actions. This is the only way that ideas which destroy society can be held back.