The New Atheist Movement Should Care About Poverty

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98. We all probably agree

that any single religion or all religions together are incapable of doing that, and that secular contribution to ethics is also necessary.

On the other hand, even though there is much overlap between Dawkins' etc. "angry" atheism and materialist philosophy and metaphysics, atheists who believe in materialism are totally unrealistic if they expect everybody else to start believing like they do, and that belief in materialism or materialism as ruling ideology will solve poverty, bring peace on earth, and radically alter our disasterous relationship with the environment.

Neurology etc. Western science is gaining much better understanding of empathy, compassion etc. and ability to educate and train those qualities, supported also by "hard" evidence. To change our civilization and keep on adapting to environment, we as people need to change and evolve. Develop global level of in-group identities and empathy, compassionate skills to respond to suffering of others and self, etc.

Just because it is right.