The Reason Why Bill Gates is Considered a Messiah

Lee Min-cheol 지음

아우내 2025년 09월 09일 출간

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Book Introduction — The Reason Why Bill Gates is Considered a Messiah

What does it mean to call someone a “Messiah” in the 21st century? And why, of all people, Bill Gates?

Lee Min-cheol’s book, The Reason Why Bill Gates is Considered a Messiah, is not a biography in the usual sense. It is a philosophical and social inquiry into how humanity’s ancient longing for salvation can be reimagined in our own time—not through divine intervention, but through human responsibility, science, and collective action.

Core Idea

Messiah as Human Responsibility
The book dismantles the old myth of a divine savior who never arrives. Instead, it argues that each of us must become a “small messiah” by taking action in the face of crises like climate change, pandemics, and inequality.

Bill Gates as a Case Study
Gates’ journey from wealth accumulation to large-scale philanthropy (via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Giving Pledge) is presented as an example of “secular messianism.” His philosophy of effective altruism—using data, evidence, and efficiency to save the most lives possible—is a modern, rational counterpart to ancient promises of salvation.

Religion and Science, Not Opposed but Complementary
Religion is reframed as the expansion of human meaning, while science is the expansion of verification. Together, they form twin lenses for understanding existence, paving the way for a new ethics of salvation.

Structure

Collapse of the Messiah Myth
Why transcendent saviors never came—and why humanity must step into that role itself.

Bill Gates’ Life and Altruistic Transition
From tech mogul to global philanthropist: how Gates’ actions illustrate a new, rational form of salvation.

Genealogy of Messianic Humans
Profiles of Warren Buffett, Melinda Gates, Elon Musk, Nelson Mandela, and Mother Teresa—each embodying a different dimension of “human messianism.”

Messianic Movement and the Future of Humanity
How collective altruism, ethical governance, and responsible technology can create a sustainable paradise on Earth.

Why It Matters

Challenges the reader: “Instead of asking, ‘Is the Messiah coming?’ ask, ‘What can I rearrange today?’”

Moves beyond worship of individuals: Gates is not canonized but evaluated critically—balancing his real impact against his controversies.

Offers a new kind of hope: salvation as system, practice, and collective learning, not divine promise.

Who Should Read This Book

Readers curious about the intersection of philosophy, ethics, science, and global crises

Those interested in Bill Gates, philanthropy, and effective altruism

Anyone who feels disillusioned with religious promises yet still seeks meaning and responsibility in human action

Final Takeaway

This book is not about idolizing Bill Gates. It is about learning from his trajectory—and from many others—to redefine the Messiah not as a figure we await, but as a role we all must inhabit.

Messianic salvation is no longer a distant miracle. It is the sum of countless small acts of responsibility—our collective project to build a just and sustainable world.

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저자(글) Lee Min-cheol