Hipster_Nebula wrote:Biggie wrote:The truth is, non-religious motivations and naturalistic philosophies bear the blame for nearly all of humankind’s wars. Lives lost during religious conflict pales in comparison to those experienced during the regimes who wanted nothing to do with the idea of God – something showcased in R. J. Rummel’s work Lethal Politics and Death by Government:
Non-Religious Dictator Lives Lost
- Joseph Stalin - 42,672,000
- Mao Zedong - 37,828,000
- Adolf Hitler - 20,946,000
- Chiang Kai-shek - 10,214,000
- Vladimir Lenin - 4,017,000
- Hideki Tojo - 3,990,000
- Pol Pot - 2,397,0003
Hitler was a catholic.
No he wasn't. Like Stalin he may have been baptised but both gave up all sense of belief.
Religion is a choice and its quite possible to change or abandon that choice. If you're born black or white,tall or short- you can't change physical properties- but you can change religious beliefs to other religions . Or none at all as is the case with these two monsters.