http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57584009/bill-gates-2.0/ Watch the video from tonights 60 minutes. He's done and is doing some great shit.
So he's not going to give away most of his wealth? I think you are confused by my "he's lucky". Not in the sense that he lucked into it, but shit...the guy is lucky. He's one of the wealthiest people on the planet, and has given away BILLIONS of dollars and is still a multi billionaire.
He is Libritarian and atheist. At least according to Penn Jilette. Personally, I don't care much about someone's views who dosent speak publicly on the matter. I am more interested in deeds done, good or bad. And I think with Gates, his deeds have been overwhelmingly good. So I dig the dude, one of the good guys in my book.
Not so fast, my friend... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...have-no-use-for-money.-This-is-Gods-work.html
I see nothing in that article to contradict my statement. He used the term "doing God's work" in reference to people being charitable, but that is a saying. The exact same words are often spoken by Adam Carolla who is vocal about being an Atheist. I have also used the term. His wife is Roman Catholic, but it just says he doesn't usually talk about religion, something an Atheist married to a religious wife might do. Then at the end of the article there is this Once again, not demonstrating faith, but just a good guy wanting to do good things. And by the way, I am not saying he IS atheist, just saying that Penn Jillette said he was an atheist.
I often listen to Penn's Sunday School, which is his weekly podcast, sometimes interesting, sometimes not so much. But Penn is a devout atheist who has published two books on the topic including "God, No!" Which has been quite successful. He is also a Libertarian, which according to Penn, Gates is as well.
So, is it about some new-found faith, all this giving? “It doesn’t relate to any particular religion; it’s about human dignity and equality,” he says. “The golden rule that all lives have equal value and we should treat people as we would like to be treated.”
I think he knows where the golden rule came from. He's a really smart guy. So smart, in fact, he's a libertarian.
