>Dragan,
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>>>At that time I understood this as special mention of his atheism, contrary to the normal attitude expected from an atheist. As if morality, selflessness and decency were somehow incongruous with not believing.
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>Don't forget that I referred to his sudden desire to be *remembered* for those attributes, not whether he ever exhibited any of them. I can immediately understand why somebody of faith might come to such a realization, but still cannot see why an atheist would suddenly care more for a legacy of basic morality than a glittering lifetime career. I'd ask you to explain, except this has gone on a while now ;-)

Again implying that morality, selflessness and decency are somehow not that important to people who don't believe.

I don't remember the original quote but why is there an assumption that this is a "sudden" desire rather than a longstanding reflection on an entire lifetime? Why SHOULDN'T he want to be remembered for those traits? Aren't they worth being remembered for?

Maybe I'm over-reacting but I read your statement as people of faith want to be moral and non-believers might be moral but it isn't really an important issue for them.

Your implication that there is a direct connection between faith and morality is one I'm not prepared to accept.