What is the paradoxical relationship between atheism and communism? Again, communim is a very important political philosphy to understand not only because of it's historical power but because huge swaths of the world (China, for example) live under it's rule. Why did we fight a "cold war" against this type of regime? What is it about? And, most of all, why do atheism and communism go together? Is there a nescessary logical link?