Even a thinking atheist should see communism goes against human nature.
The problem is they are deceived in a lot of things, not just victims of a single mistake.
"...people would be naturally selfish if their progeny survived over generations solely by how strong their self-preservation and self-replication urges were, and how willing they were to kill others to save themselves in times of conflict."
The people, as in the general population, or the specific ancestors of the progeny? Could you please elaborate?
Even a thinking atheist should see communism goes against human nature.
You don't need to be an Atheist to figure that out. Common-sense notions of freedom and economics more than suffices.
The problem is they are deceived in a lot of things, not just victims of a single mistake.
On the whole, a lot of people are stupid, despite and/or because of, their beliefs. I am not referring only to Atheists.
Redundant.