Heidegger was really an atheist and a nihilist.
The most interesting thing he said was that we must live authentically. What does that mean?
It can only mean that we must live according to our moral principles.
But moral principles come from religious principles but if we have no religion and follow no no known moral system, we do not really have moral principles to speak of.
If we do not have a moral system as a nation, then our laws will just be changed by our incompetent and corrupt politicians to suit them but in a way that is detrimental to the national interest.
Jews are the world's most ancient and powerful tribe because Judaism is the religion that worships the most powerful being conceivable without being guilty of idolatry.
The Jew that lives most authentically would be the observant Jew following the principles of Judaism.
Therefore unobservant Jews are less authentic than Orthodox Jews.
Heidegger was supposedly Catholic but his philosophy does not once mention Christian principles or living authentically as a Christian or even the Trinity which is the defining principle of Christianity.
How was Heidegger living authentically since he followed no moral or political principles?
Was Heidegger a successful narcissist and nihilist living authentically as a narcissist and nihilist?
And if he was a successful narcissist and nihilist, can any narcissist and nihilist claim to have any moral and intellectual authority over anyone at all?
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The truth is that the Koran is the best available guide to humanity and no one can deny that, not even the most rabid Islamophobes. To be an Islamophobe is to suffer from a phobia. To have a phobia is to have an irrational hatred and fear of something. The price of Islamophobia is the opportunity cost of being rightly-guided by the best available guide to humanity. The good news is that you don't have to like the new book of rules that you should adopt. But once you know it is the best one available and the only rational and moral choice, you will eventually come to terms with the inevitable.
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