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Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre  I don't understand. How does that illustrate that man does not control the universe, and why does that mean a greater force must exist? |
It means that Nietzsche is dead for sure i.e. he had no control over that fact, nor do any of us. God may be have been dead figuratively for Nietzsche but that's the best Nietzsche could do - proclaim him dead in concept.
A greater force exists because we, as humans have not created ourselves nor anything else in the universe. We are very limited physically and in our ability to know beyond what we can observe with our senses. We aspire to higher levels of consciousness, however there is no question that we are limited by our material confinement (our senses, bodies etc.).