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It is not opportune to hurl ourselves now into a struggle with the churches. The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death. A slow death has something comforting about it. The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science. Religion will have to make more and more concessions. Gradually the myths crumble. All that is left is to prove that in nature there is no frontier between the organic and the inorganic. When understanding of the universe has become widespread, when the majority of men know that the stars are not sources of light but worlds, perhaps inhabited worlds like ours, then the Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity.

Adolf Hitler#112

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker argues Christianity is obsolete and will die naturally through scientific progress.
In plain terms
Science will slowly make religion disappear without direct attack.
What can you take from it?
Science will naturally replace religion over time.

Where it applies

  • cultural shift
  • intellectual debate
  • policy planning

Putting it to work

  • avoiding conflict
  • promoting science
  • long-term planning

Questions to consider

  • Can science disprove faith?
  • Is slow death preferable?

Another view

It assumes science inherently disproves religious belief.

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