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yitzchokm
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As yungerman123 notes, the point is moot due to his current galactic residence.
The question is, besides for his dying, how does he rate?
I think based on his experience and a quick reading of his Wikipedia page, it’s obvious that he was against religion and did not believe in God.
Now only that, but he actively tried preventing ydshivaz from operating and indoctrinating children to be religious.
Being a human and acting humanistic because you feel that the right thing to do, and specifically not because God told you to do so is not a Mitzvah. It is the opposite of that.
So no, he wouldn’t be considered righteous in Jewish law.