| MrBubbles said: if there were good moral examples of atheists to hold up then people wouldnt assume they are amoral. |
I agree. But I think that part of the reason is that an atheist's generosity and acts of kindness are not generally associated with their lack of belief.
For example sir Richard Branson is an atheist and he has been working with charities for many years, even pledging $3billion towards environmental causes. Yet sir Richard Branson's generosity would probably never be associated with his atheism.
On the other hand a Christian who works towards causes they believe in, such as bishop Desmond Tutu, will have their efforts married to their religion which makes it easy to say "Here is a good Christian, look at the good deeds they have done in the name of their religion"
It's not that good atheists aren't out there, it's just that their charitable efforts aren't generally associated with their atheism. And I believe that this is in part responsible for the atheists poor image.
