Question

What do you think of the following argument:
“It is amazing how many people think that the crimes of Hitler, Pol Pot, and Mao were the result of atheism.
The problem with fascism and communism is not their critical attitude toward religion. The problem is that they are too similar to religion. These are completely dogmatic systems of thought.
Some argue that North Korea is the model of an atheistic society, and that every atheist should aspire to live there. But the truth is that North Korea is organized exactly like a cult of believers centered on the worship of the leader Kim Jong-il. It seems that the North Koreans believe that the food aid they receive from us (the U.S.?) so as not to starve to death is actually sacrifices to the leader Kim Jong-il. Is too little faith the problem in North Korea? Is the problem here too much skeptical inquiry?
Auschwitz, the Gulag, and the killing fields are not products of atheism. They are products of dogmas such as nationalism, etc. Hitler did not plan genocide in Europe because of atheism. In fact, it seems that Hitler was not an atheist. He consistently mentioned Jesus in his speeches. He planned genocide on the basis of other dogmas—dogmas about the Jewish people and about the purity of German blood.
So I argue that there has never been any society in human history that ever suffered because its population became too rational, too skeptical about adopting dogmas, or too demanding of evidence.”