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   From: ralph@eddlewood.demon.co.uk   
      
   In message <1164945293.584205.125460@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>,   
   a_friend  writes   
   >Use his money to benefit others? Why would he choose such a thing?   
      
   Two reasons. Firstly, there is nothing material which he needs. What he   
   lacks is universal approval. It's easier to get that through massive   
   philanthropy than most other routes.   
      
   Secondly, as a humanist I do not discount the possibility that he wants   
   to make a better world. If I had his money, that would seem to me a good   
   way to spend it.   
      
   > If you want help, you could also help yourself. If others want help,   
   >they could also help themselves.   
      
   Sure, nothing easier if you are an aids orphan in South Africa.   
      
   --   
   ralph   
      
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