RE: [split] Hitler had ulterior motives and really wasn't a Christian after all
June 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm
(June 25, 2011 at 8:54 am)twocompulsive Wrote: His religious pronouncements diminished after he had secured power. They were a means to an end, not an end in themselves. Religion was only invoked because Germany was predominantly Christian. Had it not been then it would either have never been referenced by him, or insignificantly so.
Maybe he just became less devoted to his Christian followings so he mentioned them less. Yes, Hitler referenced Christianity because Germany was Christian, but that says nothing about his true beliefs. At the end of the day, you were not in his head, and any claim you make on his beliefs is just speculation.
twocompulsive Wrote:Also this : Himmler was a Pagan and strongly disapproved of Christian weddings for S S officers. If Hitler was as religious as is suggested, would he have allowed someone with those views to be given so much power and authority within the Third Reich ?
Hitler didn't care what your beliefs were as long as you hated Jews.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
