Reaction Essay - Term Paper Example

Download file to see previous pages The key focus of this paper will be his take on religion and personal habits and his reactions to these two subjects. In his view on religion, Hitler agrees that there are natural laws which govern the universe as a whole (Cameron and Stevens 8). He however does not know how these laws came into existence or how they will lead one towards the path of success. According to Hitler, human beings have discovered that a supreme being is the guardian of natural law and is called God. Priests and other religious leaders have taken this opportunity of the existence of God and now provide the natural laws to declare punishment for those who do not follow their ideas. He says that this has created fear among people giving an example of a child who is brought up with the fear of punishment if he does not follow the rules of God. Hitler’s view is that such a child will grow with that fear in him. He prefers a child who is brought up with intellectuals and a free will to choose right and wrong, hence citing that such a child is not likely to be crowded by fear of disobeying God. God does not exist and those who do not believe in him are not afraid of death as opposed to what the religious fraternity preaches (Cameron and Stevens 7). Religion is a matter of habit and traditions and not a place for refuge when one is unhappy or in need. Hitler’s views were that Germans did not have a God and therefore they were not afraid of death (Cameron and Stevens 68). The greatest devoutness can only be achieved by a man who is in harmony with nature and the things that surround him. National Socialism cannot exist together with religion and he hence prefers National Socialism. In the long run, he said that religion and Christianity would wither by themselves. In regard to this perspective, he was asked if this meant there was war because of religion. Hitler’s answer was that the religious would devour themselves with bolshevism hence; he did not need to persecute the Christians. To him, Christianity was the worst thing that humanity was subjected to due to the fact that it brought forth bolshevism. To Hitler, Bolshevism was a practice that promised humanity, freedom but practiced the opposite; which was slavery. He believed that man was not brought to life by any religion but by the natural order of revolution (Cameron and Stevens 97). Basing any government on the foundations of a religion or having a pact with a church would jeopardize the government’s future according to his views. It was his opinion that eventually science would disclose the harm of having such a compromise on the foundation of the government. Hitler was known for separating his party from religious glare and he implored his catholic and protestant followers not to form groups that fought each other. In the book, Hitler explains this would amount to his government being a subject to the church’s form of worship. His view was that there should be no interference from both sides, and the church had to know that the government was the master (Cameron and Stevens 71). Hitler’s personal habits were enshrined to reason, health and passion. He preferred uncooked to cooked food since this was more natural. To support his views on food, he gave an example of dogs citing that they ate meat all their life hence the reason why he saw them dying of cancer. In addition, he cited that there were people who lived in place where there little or no pollution and yet by the ...Download file to see next pagesRead More