Well he was highly superstitious, raised a Catholic, without doubt believed in a spirit world, absolutely no way he was an atheist...the closest religion would be Christianity ;)
In fact, I'm not aware of any official condemnation during the era of Hitler's plans by the Catholic Church...
Well by any means Hitler was a Christian and it was through persecution of the Jews and other ethnic minorities that their stories of hardship and perseverance shined through, highlighting the dangers of any absolutist, mass-murdering ideology (past Christianity not exempt!)
Nazism, whilst...
Noting that "earthly death" or even genocide means little to a fundamentalist who dies with a cause.
They truly believe they are going somewhere greater; what is a little biological death gonna' do!
Makes me wonder why they are "pro-life" lol, an aborted baby gets to Heaven faster!
I've been away for a while, certainly some interesting debate has been fostering, albeit away from the original question.
On that though, I know it's actually impossible to answer, even from a very reasoned theologian.
I guess it comes down to notion of whether you believe in a "soul"...
See its actually a perfect example of human fallibility and gullibility.
Like when I woke at 6:30 and looked out I was ready to get on my knees and convert to the LORD.
Then I hit the TV and once again (as always) science brought me back to Earth (not Mars).
So fucking pissed.
I washed and waxed my car the day before (hadn't done it in 6-months, took time out of exam study to do so)....
It looked spunk.
Then I left it out that night...
DUST.
meh too detailed to really argue atm, particularly in an unrelated thread.
Seriously though, have a read of that book for a different perspective- let us know what you think of his arguments.
I have no idea who he is married to.