And after all, the link between Hitler and atheism is far stronger than the absurd theory just discussed.

After all, as I noted earlier, the 3rd Reich made every attempt to supersede religion--- to substitute Nazi "saints" for Catholic saints, Nazi leaders for Protestant leaders, and Hitler for God--especially when dealing with the young.

And of course Stalin and Mao sought, in theory, to fashion utopian societies free from the curse of religion.

For all three, the ideal was a religion-free state.