Daedalus
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Yes they're ersatz religions, so what?
I was replying to the post by lark, where he says that Nazism was atheistic. Its not, as my above posts points out very clearly
That's largely speculation really. Given the basic nature of Medieval thinking and society, such mass slaughter would've been out of the question.
There is only so much killing one can do, given medieval weapons. Contrast that to the Bombing of Dresden, or the firebombing of Japan.
Furthermore, there is a HUGE difference between the intent behind the murders committed by Stalin/Mao (who were atheists) vis-a-vis the ones committed by religious crusades/jihads/inquisition/pogroms/terrorism etc etc
The difference is that in the religious wars people were targeted because of their religion/or lack of one. The mass murders by Stalin and Mao were not targeted at any specific religious/non religious denomination. They murdered indiscriminately, which can be seen as ethnic/cultural wars rather than an "atheist" war. When did anyone get killed because he was a 'religious" person by atheists? Mao and Stalin are no different from some deranged person who shoots people in the mall, albeit in a larger scale.
There is no evidence to associate atheism with the actions carried out by Mao and Stalin. Atheists don't have a "religious high command"/affiliation/branch or whatever....therefore individual actions by atheists are just that, actions of individuals. I didn't hear Stalin claiming that he is killing people in the name of "the universal church of atheism"..did you?
religions on the other hand, when engaging in wars, take the "Kill them all, God will know his own" attitude.