Has anyone else noted a major atheist humanitarian - Richard Branson?

Question

whose offering $25 million prize for new technologies to fight global warming:

http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/48283/

an atheist:
http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Richard_Branson

This would, of course, be added to the two single largest humanitarian donations from athesists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

BUT, let's not forget, that atheists are uncaring and immoral.

Answer 1

I think that's great. Are you sure Bill gates is an atheist?
In any case lots of atheists do good things. And lots of people who believe in God are uncaring and immoral. In fact, often those who will accuse the atheists of being that way may be just convering their own failures in that area.
(That does not remove the need of God).
One of my great heroes of history is Winston Churchill. When I read his history books, he doesn't seem to have a very great respect for religion - although he does give credit where he feels it is due, to individual religious figures. But he is a bit of an iconoclast. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if he were at least an agnostic. But he is one of the greatest political leaders England has ever known.

Answer 2

Albert Schweitzer

Answer 3

Lets keep a bit of perspective here. Richard Branson's airline is one of the major polluters of the planet.
Obviously in your estimation polluting the planet is not immoral.

Answer 4

Gee. Maybe the idea of 'public relations exercise' may motivate these men to donate obscene amounts of money (by our standards, not theirs) just so they can get RICHER in the long run?

Answer 5

the Bible doesn't say they're uncaring, just immoral.

everyone has a sense of self-preservation. Who really wants the polar icecaps to melt? it's not neccessarily out of the goodness of someone's heart they give money, and it's not like they couldn't give as much as they wanted...

Answer 6

I Love em all anyway.