Why did the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche announce, "God is dead, we have killed him"?
A) He was a theologian giving a famous sermon on the crucifixion and its impact on humanity.
B) He was attempting to rally a crowd to join his anarchist political movement and further destroy social hierarchies.
C) He believed that Europeans were witnessing the decline of absolute truths such as those found in religion.
D) He was despairing over the declining influence of organized religion over European society.
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