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Uhh..he is not saying atheists are perfectly moral, especially since such a state cannot be defined. He's not even saying they have the capability to be perfectly moral. He's saying they have equal capability to carry out moral actions compared to religious people.

So I'm not sure why you're asking why there is no perfect atheist. If atheists are equally as capable of moral behavior compared to religious people then we wouldn't expect atheists to be perfectly moral, because the group they are said to be equal to - religious people - aren't perfectly moral themselves.