is Bill Gates most generous man alive compared to Mother Theresa good works?

Question

as you know although Bill Gates is most richest person living he donates his fortunes to poor and less fortunate.

Answer 1

Yes, Bill Gates donates a lot of his money to the poor and less fortunate and yet he still has plenty of wealth.

Mother Teresa gave everything she had and did everything she could for "the poorest of the poor."

They're both in the generous catagory, but I wouldn't compare the two.

Answer 2

On a raw dollar basis, Bill Gates has donated more money to charity than anyone in history. So one could argue he is the most generous man alive. On the other hand, Gates lives in a palacial estate and still has more money than he could ever spend. I would contend that the most generous person alive would be someone who gives nearly eveything they have, to the point of being impoverished. While Bill Gates has given a tremendous fortune (and I commmend him for it), he has not had to make any real sacrifice to do so- he still leads a life of ridiculous luxury.

When Jesus visited the temple, he witnessed rich men donating large amounts of money, and also an old woman giving a few coins (all that she had). He identified the old woman as the most generous.

As an aside, Mother Theresa is dead, so you really can't include her in a discussion of the "most generous man alive."

Answer 3

Very easy to be "generous" when you have money. Mother Theresa gave even when she had nothing. She went without for the benefit of others. Bill Gates wants to compete with her, he'd have to give up all his money, possessions and live among the poor. Let's see you do that.

There is a story in the bible. Jesus and his disciples are at the temple, watching people come in and place money in the offering box. A rich man comes in and places a large amount of money. After him, a poor widow places a few pennies.

"Who gave the most," Jesus asked.

"The rich man" his disciples replied.

"Not so," said Jesus. "He only gave a bit of his profit, keeping his money to himself. The poor widow gave more by far, by giving up what little she had."

That is the difference between Mother Theresa and Bill Gates.

Answer 4

He may donate a ton of money, however, Mother Theresa would find a way to donate the maximum, neglecting herself in favor of loving others. She'd make the money work as long and hard as possible. Gates is on his way to a good start, but I doubt he drives a ten year old car and lives in a normal sized house in favor of helping the homeless.

Answer 5

Mother Teresa was filth, a thoroughly detestable pig of a person. It's too bad there's no such place as hell because if there were she'd be rotting in it right now. If you actually read an unbiased book or two about MT you would discover how awful a person she was. She was basically an anti-abortion bigot masquerading as some kind of helpful person. But the truth is ugly - her "hospitals" were primitive and provided no substantive care to the patients there. She said that her patients' pain was an offering to god so she refused to provide painkillers, much less treat their underlying conditions. She accepted money from people like Charles Keating of Lincoln Savings and Loan infamy, and when judge Lance Ito in Los Angeles asked for the stolen money back so it could be returned to its rightful owners, she refused. She consorted with the Duvalier regime in Haiti and lent support to that brutal dictatorship. To all those about to give me thumbs-down, ask yourself this: how much do I actually know about Mother Teresa? Do your own research - read one of the books mentioned below - and actually know what you're talking about.

Answer 6

It depends on what personal sacrifices he has made. Giving isn't enough-in one of the few pearls of wisdom in the bible it teaches that the poor woman who gave all that she had did a greater thing than the wealthy man who gave a fortune to help the poor. Mother Theresa actively endured hardship to help the poor which earns her extra karmic bonus points.

Answer 7

It's so obvious that charity is relative to your situation of being able to give. Bill Gates is not altruistic because he's still a multi billionaire and his giving does not affect his life in the slightest. Mother Theresa gave when she did not have; that is charity.

Answer 8

Gates hands his money out from behind a marble desk.
Mother Theresa was living among the poor and loving them.
Big difference!

Answer 9

"Around the world, Mother Teresa has 165 homes for terminally ill people, leprosy patients and orphans,"
Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Mother Teresa expanded the work of the Missionaries of Charity both within Calcutta and throughout India. On 1 February 1965, Pope Paul VI granted the Decree of Praise to the Congregation, raising it to pontifical right. The first foundation outside India opened in Cocorote, Venezuela, in 1965. The Society expanded to Europe (the Tor Fiscale suburb of Rome) and Africa (Tabora, Tanzania) in 1968.

From the late 1960s until 1980, the Missionaries of Charity expanded both in their reach across the globe and in their number of members. Mother Teresa opened houses in Australia, the Middle East, and North America, and the first novitiate outside Calcutta in London. In 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. By that same year there were 158 Missionaries of Charity foundations.

The Missionaries of Charity reached Communist countries in 1979 with a house in Zagreb, Craotia, and in 1980 with a house in East Berlin, and continued to expand through the 1980s and 1990s with houses in almost all Communist nations, including 15 foundations in the former Soviet Union. Despite repeated efforts, however, Mother Teresa was never able to open a foundation in China.

Mother Teresa spoke at the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly in October 1985. On Christmas Eve of that year, Mother Teresa opened "Gift of Love" in New York, her first house for AIDS patients. In the coming years, this home would be followed by others, in the United States and elsewhere, devoted specifically for those with AIDS.

From the late 1980s through the 1990s, despite increasing health problems, Mother Teresa travelled across the world for the profession of novices, opening of new houses, and service to the poor and disaster-stricken. New communities were founded in South Africa, Albania, Cuba, and war-torn Iraq. By 1997, the Sisters numbered nearly 4,000 members, and were established in almost 600 foundations in 123 countries of the world.

Answer 10

Its easy to be generous when you have more money than you can possibly spend in a lifetime.

Does that make him a more noble man that anyone else? Not in my opinion.

Plus don't forget... a decade ago he was one of the most hated men by liberals. He ran a monopoly and was crushing his competition. Has Microsoft being a monopoly really changed because he now gives to the needy? According to the goverment it seems to have. Have you heard of any antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft lately?