Quote Originally Posted by coqauvin View Post
This still captures the essence of it. Nietzsche says "All happens as it should" and Manifest Destiny is "If I can do it, God wanted me to" implying that "All that happens happens because God wanted it to (ergo it should)".
Hmm. I agree with you but with a caveat; a belief in fate is more fundamental than a belief in fate guided by a divine entity. That's my only sticking point, but I could easily argue that they are the same thing, but for me, they are not.

My assumption is that if you were to ask Nietzsche if he believed in fate, he would say yes (obviously, this is apparent). Now ask if believed a divine entity was the direct cause of this, he would say no.