RE: Wiki entry on Hitler's religious beliefs.
January 18, 2015 at 10:52 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2015 at 10:53 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(January 8, 2015 at 5:57 pm)abaris Wrote:(January 8, 2015 at 5:47 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I got shit for confusing belt buckles so that means none of the Nazis had "Got Mitt Uns" on them regardless of whwch sect of Hitler's military, so because of that Hitler was not a Christian.
The "Gott mit uns" belt buckle was a prussian tradition carried over since the 19th century. The conscripts wore them. The SS had a different motto on their belt buckles - "Meine Ehre heißt Treue" which literally translates into My honor is loyalty, which is pretty similar to the semper fi or the marines.
As for Hitler's believes, he saw the churches as political forces and ultimately wanted to get rid of them. He certainly wasn't an atheist as is sometimes claimed. He often spoke about providence. Not only when giving public speeches but also in his private table discussion that have been partly recorded.
(January 8, 2015 at 5:52 pm)Blackout Wrote: I don't see much sense in equating Hitler with Stalin... Even if both were atheists
Hitler certainly wasn't an atheist.
No, his manifested beliefs seem more similar to deism.
(January 18, 2015 at 9:45 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I don't think Hitler had enough free space in his mind to much ponder the reality of God. I think he was too busy contemplating the godhood of Hitler.
A insatiable ego is not incompatible with a sense of entitlement or empowerment by a higher entity then oneself.
