Surely you are not saying that a Republic cannot exercise DIPLOMACY, are you? Do you understand the difference between Democracy, and Diplomacy?
And I am sure they would prefer a Republic, a Democratic-Republic, perhaps a Benevolent Monarchy with a Parliament, and the list goes on.
No one said it was, however, historically speaking Atheism has produced more murderous dictators then any other form of religion.
Show somewhere in the history if man where it has succeeded.
I would like to thank you for demonstrating what the article was speaking of. The article was not about religion, it was about intelligence, and clearly you show why people like Trump get elected.
e.g "He and colleague Justin Kruger, formerly of Cornell and now of New York University, have demonstrated again and again that people are self-delusional when it comes to their own intellectual skills. Whether the researchers are testing people's ability to rate the funniness of jokes, the correctness of grammar, or even their own performance in a game of chess, the duo has found that people always assess their own performance as "above average" — even people who, when tested, actually perform at the very bottom of the pile. [Incompetent People Too Ignorant to Know It]"
