[GSlob]

well, then take the last religion war in Europe - 30year war. What is now Germany lost only 1/3 of its population in it. And all the participants were Christians. Religions [all of them- from marduk and aztec cults to the present] have bloody hands, and are accused jointly.

[Lakeshark]

How bout some sources of those claims buster........I doubt what you're saying can be documented in the way you want. Let's just say a lot of other things killed people other than wars back then.

Sohlznetsin claims over a hundred million were slaughtered by Stalin alone, ditto for Mao......how's them numbers compare?

[jwalsh07]

The 20th Century was dominated by Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot et al. Since the 20th Century is a bit more proximate than medieval Europe, one might come to the conclusion that Godless totalitarianism is a bigger threat than even islamofasicsm, no?

I wouldn't make an argument either way but I'm happy to refute the nonsense that Dawkins preaches.

[Tribune7]

What is now Germany lost only 1/3 of its population in it.

That appears to be an exaggeration.

Between three and eight million persons died in the 30 year war, which is about the same that died in the Napoleonic Wars which were only a third as long.

And the 30 Year War was far from being purely religious. France and Swedan were allies.

Atheism is a bad thing.