And still be historically accurate?
2007-05-24 21:47:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To be accurate, not all communists are atheists, and not all atheists are communists. But communism is certainly the political realization of atheism. All the founders of communism were stone-cold atheists, and communism itself advances atheistic beliefs, so it's hard to separate one from the other.
2007-05-24 22:06:57 · update #1
dont forget the nazi's their atheism (or neo-pagnism) killed 26 million Jews
2007-05-24 21:50:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are wrong on two counts. First of all, communism was not responsible for killing those people, it was due to ruthless dictatorships. Nazi Germany was the furthest thing from communism and they killed over 8 million (smaller countries, smaller number of enemies of state to kill).
The Turks (not communists) perpetrated the Armenian massacre. etc.
Secondly, atheism only means lack of belief in gods. It has nothing to do with communism. Using your same argument we could claim that Christianity was responsible for all of the murders in Nazi Germany because they were Christians.
2007-05-25 02:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by Benji 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the pagans and philosophers who incited Rome to kill and torture countless numbers of Christians? Unbelievers have killed more people than combined religions ever have. History will testify to that fact. Many of Rome's leaders had no true belief in any god. Unbelievers will always say Hitler was Catholic. And if you mention Stalin or Mao, they will admit they were atheistic but rationalize by saying "They did it for personal power or greed." But they never look at the fact that they are lobbying for the removal of Christianity and God from schools, legislatures, off of the pledge, off of the money. They want to eradicate God, and religion entirely. And are holding their own subtle inquisition.
2007-05-24 22:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lover of God 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communism IS the religion. Instead of Christianity or Islam, Communism became the belief system that was used to justify the killing. You don't have to have god in order to have religion. A political system can be a religion too with god replaced by a head of state like Stalin or Mao.
2007-05-24 21:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by abdiver12 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's atheism, but the whole communist ideology. The killings were in the end political. And after all, the Catholic Church killed millions on people too... in the name of God.
2007-05-24 21:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who utter that sentence (atheism never hurt anyone) are wrong. Saying Christianity is a peaceful religion is wrong. Most religions, beliefs and ideologies have killed alot of people and ther eis nothing that can change it. So basically I agree with you that atheism has hurt people and one who says that sentence is not historically accurate, I just added the other point of view.
2007-05-24 21:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
hi, look, maximum wars are fought over textile income, territorial disputes and in the 20 th century, political ideology in combination. Even on a micro scale between human beings such as you and me, I certainly have considered human beings killed for ripping human beings off, getting in touch in drugs, screwing around in others marriages yet in no way for going to their mosque, synagogues or Cathedrals. Cheers, Michael Kelly playstation - Japan had an extremely nasty human rights abuses and intense death tolls for their enemies in the 30's and for the duration of WW II.
2016-11-05 08:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by nocera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only idiots believe religion is to blame for all the war in the world. Keep pointing the finger at the wrong thing then the men that perpetrate these heinous acts will always get away with it. Every man is responsible for what he does, so how can religion be the blame? It is us, humans. We are to blame.
2007-05-24 21:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by teamjesus_ca 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christianity killed several Billion people directly and many more billions were killed in the name of Christ, from the IV century AD untill today...
And how many people does Capitalism kills every day and has been killing for almost 200 years?...
2007-05-25 14:42:08 · answer #9 · answered by Heterónimo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well to be historically accurate
Communism is a political ideology, not a religious theology.
As such a person can be a practicing member of any religion and still be a communist.
2007-05-24 21:50:56 · answer #10 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋