I began to speak of God, Joseph heard me out, and after a moment's silence, said:
'You know, they are fooling us, there is no God. . . .'
I was astonished at these words, I had never heard anything like it before.
'How can you say such things, Soso?' I exclaimed.
'I'll lend you a book to read; it will show you that the world and all living things are quite different from what you imagine, and all this talk about God is sheer nonsense,' Joseph said.
'What book is that?' I enquired.
'Darwin. You must read it,' Joseph impressed on me. G. Glurdjidze in The Life of Joseph Stalin (1940) p.8-9
Moreover, even if it were true, which it most certainly isn't, so what?
The point it that if the universe was not designed, what other alternative is there other than atheism?
Cordially,
Where can I find this book? I just serched in 4 major libraries including the American Library of Congress and the Russian National Library and I see no references, either direct or indirect, to any G. Glurdjidze or to "The Life of Joseph Stalin."
I am especially skeptical given the fact that Stalin sent Darwinian biologists to gulags for their beliefs.