I didn’t know he is an atheist. Doesn’t come as a surprise though.
A sample size of one does not a trend make.
Bill Gate is the follower in his foundation. It is the
goodwill and genuine compassion of Melinda that drives it.
Flame away, but I’ve watched Melinda and the two them together, and it seems to be her heart that is behind the project overall, with Bill coming in behind trying to bring his “business sense” to specific applications. They are an odd team.
interesting he is an atheist (apparently) yet millions of us pray to God that windows and its applications will work every day...who would have thunk it...
His charity does do some good, with giving technology and computers to schools both here and abroad, but a lot of his money goes to pro abort groups as well.
Also like what has been pointed out here, a sample size of one does not make a trend.
As well, no one is saying there are no charitable atheists or agnostics out their, just that by far, Religious people especially Christians are far more charitable then they are as a group.
Yes but look at what they give to. They’ve dumped a huge amount of money to planned parenthood. There’s a family link to that organization through Bill’s dad.
Warren Buffet did the same thing. He promised $37 billion to the Gates fund and was cannonized as a hero. Nobody realized He was avoiding taxes after just supporting a tax hike on the rest of us. He has already decided the ammounts he will leave His children so the rest would be taken by the state unless he did something with it. Now the Gates are running a $60 billion dollar hedge fund that gives a few million dollars to Africa for ribbed rubbers. If he really felt the rich should pay more taxes, why didn’t he say, “Here Bill, take this $20 billion and I’ll donate the other $17 billion to the gubmint cause they need it.”
It looks like Gates is an agnostic rather than an atheist.
http://www.nndb.com/people/435/000022369/
http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Bill_Gates
But WHAT do the give TO?
Typical leftist argument. Because one lib contributes, we’re wrong about Conservatives’ being more generous. Riiiiiight.