Atheists= intelligent?

[leo-rcc]

So in my opinion as an atheist you can say that you believe that this or other rational thinking (scientific) theory is right or wrong but you can not say that you have faith without religion because they are one and the same thing.

What belongs to Stalin he thought of himself as a Genius of humanity ,and was in fact hailed as such in the Soviet Union and by commies abroad ,he was in fact a smart guy who outbrained his colleagues but his faith or anti-faith believes are by long thrown to the dustbin of history.

So what would you call someone like Stalin or a much milder example of him if this dogma that he imposed was not faith based nor was it religious?
Would you call it superstition?
What would you call it?

If this issue bothers you I would recommend to read the book published some 2-3 years ago "The court of the red Tsar " by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
I would add from my close knowledge of that issue that Stalin was an atheist.Atheism was thaught in all schools beginning with the kindergarten and Darwinism was in high esteem but only in the field if biology in it's original version.
The soviets did not accept the theory of genetics saying,stupidly,that if the genes determine the behaviour of man then the capitalists will say that the poor are born poor and the rich are rich due to genes so that the revolutionary struggle between classe makes no sense.
But beside that stupidity which kept back Russian science for about 30 years,Atheism was part of soviet official ideology and intensely promoted by education and mass media.
Religion was not officially banned but a member of the Party caught visting a church or a synagogue was exposed to severe consequences.

I can only agree with everything you have written there. It is exactly how it was.