@rezaaslan It actually had to with competing power. And Stalinism counts as a political quasireligion. See Ninian Smart. @JeffreyTayler1
Stalin executed 100,000 priests, monks and nuns but that had nothing whatsoever to do w/ atheism says @JeffreyTayler1http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/reza_aslans_atheism_problem_fundamentalist_atheists_arent_the_issue_apologists_for_religions_are/ …
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@Dragonblaze@JeffreyTayler1 Stalin wanted to forcibly purge religion from society and he did so violently, as did Mao and Pol Pot. -
@rezaaslan@Dragonblaze@JeffreyTayler1 Interesting to see how quickly people can see context in the actions of atheists -
@hamid Hitler was a Catholic. Do you attribute his atrocities to Christianity? Or is it just atheists you target?@rezaaslan@JeffreyTayler1 -
@Dragonblaze@rezaaslan@JeffreyTayler1 no, I tend to see a wider context. Including in atheist cases. -
@hamid You fail to establish your case that their main motivation was atheism. Until you do, it's speculation.@rezaaslan@JeffreyTayler1 -
@Dragonblaze@hamid@JeffreyTayler1 "main motivation" is what Thayer so comically misunderstands:http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/26/opinion/aslan-islam-doesnt-cause-terrorism/index.html?hpt=op_t1 … -
@rezaaslan It doesn't want to open on my Android, so I have to access it later.@hamid@JeffreyTayler1
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@rezaaslan Because he didn't "kill in the name of atheism!!!" Haha -
@michaeldealba_ Yeah he just didn't like their outfits
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@rezaaslan Let's not point out the other 20 mill. people he murdered or exiled. 100,000 is what? Less than 1%. Good, strong religious point -
@zSweetEnlow Oh I guess never mind then since it's only 100,000 -
@rezaaslan@zSweetEnlow Reza, the point is: his atrocities are not motivated by atheism. If it were, the percentage would be higher than 1%.
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@rezaaslan@Salon@JeffreyTayler1 the horrors of Stalin, Mao et al did not occur because these cults of personality applied too much reason -
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@JeffreyTayler1@samharrisorg oh how I wish this would have an impact. Even Hitch couldn't banish the atheism=genocide meme. -
@dogsturnleft@JeffreyTayler1@SamHarrisOrg Clinging to blind faith makes it easy to cling to any other groundless belief that suits you
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