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The atheist atrocities fallacy is a type of informal logical fallacy where, religious apologists diminish secular or opposing religious values through the association of these values with the atrocities that occurred in the 20th century. The atheist atrocities fallacy arose following the end of World War II when the true atrocities of what Adolf Hitler were revealed to the world. Religious apologists, as a reaction and psychological defence mechanism placed the blame of Adolf Hitler’s actions on what they believe was the religion that he practiced; Atheism. The atheist atrocities fallacy has continued to be employed following the end of the regimes of major controversial political figures: Joseph Stalin (ruled from 1927 – 1953), Mao Zedong (implemented China’s five year plan 1953 – 1957, the Great Leap Forward 1958 – 1960 and The Cultural Revolution 1966 – 1967) and Pol Pot (ruled from 1976 – 1979). This logical fallacy has commonly been used by religious apologists as an explanation as to why these prominent figures committed such extensive atrocities.