"The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die, as well as the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; They cease to be mind". -Friedrich Nietzsche.

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From The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Nietzsche (1881) So we can assume the text is accurate, and he didn't mean to say 'mined', or 'mine'.

Opinion and mind are interchangeable. He states, 'has to die', not 'will die'. This is not a statement of adaptability, nor are opinions relevant to objective reality. Meaning this is not purely a philosophical statement on existence, but an actionable one.

He is literately saying if you don't change your mind, he will kill you.

Now you should be asking, who compares a human mind to that of the skin of a snake? This implies a shedding of persona, and deception.

What the hell did I just read?