Let's be quite clear. The answer is very simple:

Hitler was not an atheist.

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"I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator."
[Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf, pp. 46 ( Read more... )

According to Stark, "Not being religious is similar to any other shortsighted, risky and impulsive behavior that some men -- primarily young males -- engage in, such as assault, robbery, burglary, murder and rape ( Read more... )

There's a large percentage of Australians, it seems, who fall into the category of "apatheist" - those who just don't care about religion, even though they nominally consider themselves a member of a religion.

Consider this: In the 2006 Census, 18.7% of people in Australia stated they had no religion. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ( Read more... )

In the online forums where I spend a substantial portion of my time, there is often debate about the difference between agnosticism and atheism, and exactly what atheism entails.

There are also a strange group of people who believe there is a difference between these two phrases:

I believe no gods exist.

I do not believe in any gods.

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Australians are not Godless, they're hungry, according to this "Catholic historian and writer". I posted a little while ago some statistics that put aethists far more numerous in some other countries, but yes, Australia is a fairly "godless" country, and anyone who thinks that's a bad thing can kiss my secular arse ( Read more... )

Now here's a fascinating articleSome definite correlations between how socially developed a nation is and the amount of atheism in the country ( Read more... )