Mushure mekupedza kudzidza munaGunyana 1864, Nietzsche akatanga zvidzidzo zvake muTheology uye Classical Philology paYunivhesiti yeBonn aine tarisiro yekuve mushumiri. Kwenguva pfupi iye naDeussen vakave nhengo dzeBurschenschaft Frankonia. Mushure memesita imwe (uye kutsamwa kwamai vake), akarega zvidzidzo zvake zvechitendero uye akarasikirwa nekutenda kwake. Pakutanga kwenyaya yake ya1862 "Fate uye Nhoroondo", Nietzsche akataura kuti kutsvagurudza kwenhoroondo kwakanga kwanyadzisa dzidziso dzepakati dzechiKristu, asi Hupenyu hwaJesu hwaDavid Strauss hunoratidzika kunge hwakavewo nemhedzisiro yakakura pamurume wechidiki. Mukuwedzera, The Essence of Christianity yaLudwig Feuerbach yakakurudzira wechidiki Nietzsche nekupokana kwayo kuti Mwari akasika vanhu, uye kwete zvakapesana. Muna Chikumi 20, 1865, Nietzsche akanyorera hanzvadzi yake Elisabeth, uyo aive nechitendero chakadzama, akarasikirwa nekutenda kwake. Tsamba iyi ine chirevo chinotevera: Kana chikoro?
Nyamavhuvhu 1864