Existentialism consists of believing that an individual is responsible for his or her own development through acts of his or her own will. For this form of belief, conformity is a major problem. This is a problem because it does not allow an individual to make their own choices. Nietzsche focuses less on moral law than Kant and is more concerned with changing views of morality. In the past, being rich and powerful was the same as being good, while being poor and weak was the same as being bad. Today, opinions show that things are quite different. Being good means being honest, respectful and obeying laws, etc. while wickedness comes from disobeying laws, lying, killing, cheating, being selfish, etc. This change has happened because of the perspective people have on these issues. These perspectives come from things like religion. For Nietzsche, religion is simply something that humans use to make sense of the universe and convince themselves that being alive is meaningless. It is a story of people's lives. This is not really a good thing for him because it forces people to have psychological problems such as feeling guilty for normal human functions. Normally, a person will not only punish others for actions they believe are wrong, but will punish themselves, even if they simply feel guilty. Nietzsche also addresses the issue of people having ascetic ideals or heroic figures to look up to. Many people want to be like the person who “runs” their religion, like Jesus, Buddha, or Moses. The problem with having these idols comes when people want to be exactly like them. Since all of these people lived in basic poverty, or led lives of detachment, few people in the world actually live like them. According to Nietzsche, each person adopts a sense that attempts to modify everything a human does. He wants individuals to become what they are