Jack Syme wrote
If one is a Calvinist, or presuppositionalist, I guess you could argue that it doesnt matter what Stalin read, he was predestined to be an atheist.
But if one is more of an evidentialist, then perhaps it is possible to look at in in a way that it appears that a person can be influenced by their environment enough to either accept God, or reject him.
If that is the case, then it could be argued that naturalism in general, and Darwinism in particular, might influence someone to reject God.
I think what James wants to know, is, is there any evidence to back the claim that Stalin reading Darwin, pushed him into atheism, and this lead to unrestrained mass murder? Perhaps it would help to know if those with knowledge in this area, think that there was any increase in atheism, related to Darwin in particular, or is it just a trend related to naturalism, and post-Enlightenment philosophy?
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I think what's more likely is that Darwinism provides some intellectual support for those who have a natural tendency toward atheism.
Bill Hamilton
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