I feel compelled to say there's no particular evidence that Hilter was an atheist. From what I've researched his theology was pretty whack, making it hard to classify as any particular thing. But, the argument that was made to me was that he had to be an atheist in order to be capable of what he did.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Jul 06, 2010 10:47:55 am PDT #10705 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Trudy Booth - Jul 06, 2010 10:48:05 am PDT #10706 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Certainly, I've heard the argument (to me personally) made that Hitler was an atheist and therefore all atheists become evil if they don't start believing. But it's like making that argument to prove there aren't any atheists, it just doesn't make sense.
I've mostly heard "Hitler/Stalin was an athiest" in response to "all evil in the world ever was caused by religion".
Daisy Jane - Jul 06, 2010 10:49:08 am PDT #10707 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Because there was never any such thing as the Inquisition or witch trials @@.
Daisy Jane - Jul 06, 2010 10:50:50 am PDT #10708 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
"all evil in the world ever was caused by religion"
Well, that's a pretty ridiculous argument to make as well. Has evil been caused by religion? Yes. All the evil ever? Probably not.
Jesse - Jul 06, 2010 10:51:57 am PDT #10709 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Unless you believe that "evil" is a construct of religion!
Jessica - Jul 06, 2010 10:52:07 am PDT #10710 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
All the evil in the world ever was caused by people. I say we put the dolphins in charge for a while.
Jesse - Jul 06, 2010 10:52:10 am PDT #10711 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
(which I don't. I'm just saying.)
Gudanov - Jul 06, 2010 10:52:28 am PDT #10712 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I've mostly heard "Hitler/Stalin was an athiest" in response to "all evil in the world ever was caused by religion".
It gets mentioned without being a response too. Saying all evil is attributable to religion is eyerolly BS too.
msbelle - Jul 06, 2010 10:55:54 am PDT #10713 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
You people and your logic.
tommyrot - Jul 06, 2010 10:56:12 am PDT #10714 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Crap. Anyone know any OTC/folk remedies for nausea?
Often sucking on candy helps, but not this time.