Did Pol Pot, Stalin etc. Commit these acts BECAUSE they were nonreligious, or was this simply another aspect of their character? If the latter, one could equal

Did Pol Pot, Stalin etc. Commit these acts BECAUSE they were nonreligious, or was this simply another aspect of their character? If the latter, one could equally point out that these people were male or non-American, or under six feet tall or liked three sugars in their tea or any other attribute and would be equally meaningful.