I'm afraid I'm just chiming in with more of what's been said already, but no simply not believing in god doesn't put anyone on the front lines against totalitarianism. Critical thought expressed out loud might.
I'm not entirely sure though, that Hitler shut the free thinkers down because he was afraid of what they might say in public. Hitler chose to persecute a number of marginalized people including gypsies, gays, blacks, abstract artists, etc. in large part to bolster his own popularity. Wouldn't surprise me to learn that atheists were just one more group Hitler thought the Germans would like to do away with.
I'm not entirely sure though, that Hitler shut the free thinkers down because he was afraid of what they might say in public. Hitler chose to persecute a number of marginalized people including gypsies, gays, blacks, abstract artists, etc. in large part to bolster his own popularity. Wouldn't surprise me to learn that atheists were just one more group Hitler thought the Germans would like to do away with.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
