Hitler and the biblical god

Dictator: a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force
Tyrant: a cruel and oppressive ruler/ a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way

Both of these definitions have been taken from the Oxford English dictionary for a reason; I have always thought that the biblical god is both of these things and more. I have often compared the biblical deity to Adolf Hitler and actually have come to believe that Hitler himself gained much of his inspiration from the bible after having read his book Mein Kampf. It is safe to say based on the historical evidence and even on some of the statements or writings made by Hitler; that he fits the definitions of a dictator and a tyrant, but if we compare some of what the biblical god has done in the old testament and the new testament and some of the statements attributed to him and his so called earthly incarnation Christ, you will come to see that there is not much difference between the two.

"I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator."
Adolf Hitler

For those who did not know anything about Hitler and his life before he became this great and terrible tyrant that people love to call insane, he was actually raised a Catholic and in more than one instance he believed that by exterminating the Jews he was taking revenge on those that had murdered the son of God (Christ). But there are some other interesting elements about Hitler that can be equated with that of the biblical deity: He also believed that the Germans were a superior race above all of mankind. And as a result of these beliefs he went on a campaign to take over the world. He wanted to spread his propaganda to every nation and finally to conquer as many lands as possible so that he could rule over them with an iron fist. Here is an interesting quote from Hitler regarding controlling the masses that I think is to this day employed by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

"I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few."

If you examine some of the text of the bible this tactic is evident everywhere, like Hitler the creators of God (man) wanted to control the masses as well as the entire world by spreading the gospel all over the globe and gaining as many adherents as possible. One of the most powerful tools of religion is tradition, once a tale is spun and believed by a people to the point that it becomes a part of that peoples culture and society it begins to gain momentum. In an age where man was still in his infancy and the sciences were still pretty young and in some cases still nonexistent, myths were created to help understand and explain to the many why natural disasters happened, why there were birth defects,etc. These myths were personified and later created the gods, curiously enough the gods had many of the characteristics of man. This comes as no surprise since in my opinion man is the creator of gods and not the other way around.

Once the mythical gods were in place and had taken on a life of their own within a community, they were then used to control through fear and intimidation all that were members of that community. As illustrated in the bible when the Hebrews or later the Christians began conquering other lands the first thing that they would do was to destroy their altars, temples, and religious beliefs and insert their own into the newly acquired territory. Christianity and Islam in particular have grown not out of peace and benevolence as we are led to believe today but out of war and destruction. A persusal of church history is sufficient enough to back this claim, history is replete with tales of the cruelty perpetrated by the church on its fellow man. Holy wars (crusades), witch hunts, etc are all ploys using emotionalism to gain power and expand that power to other regions of the globe.

Most Christians I have debated believe in God more from emotion than reason, and when they appear to use reason their reason is clouded by their emotions. A believers idea of reason and an atheist idea of reason are two completely different things and are approached in different ways. The biblical god is a tyrant in that he rules with fear and intimidation, he promises paradise in exchange to complete and unwavering obedience to him. He commands his believers to preach the gospel to the ends of the Earth, and then aside from proclaiming his great love for mankind he then threatens with eternal torment those he claims to love. In the old testament he would smite or kill entire tribes of his "chosen" people for in one case complaining about being liberated from slavery, to only die in the desert from starvation. You could read about Gods response to this plea in the bible in the book of Numbers chapter 21. As you can see Hitler literally followed his blue print of conquest and tyranny right out of the bible.

What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.
Adolf Hitler