Yes this isn’t a science versus religion debate. The issue is the definition of charity, which means different things to the giver and the receiver. I argue he

Yes this isn’t a science versus religion debate. The issue is the definition of charity, which means different things to the giver and the receiver. I argue here that the giver was acting in self interest unable to see another perspective. I’ve been on the end of that class of charity before many times and ultimately it was about changing mindset and empowerment of the charity giver rather than helping the receiver. Whether or not this was conciously done I have yet to establish. By any moral standard, perhaps we should let people know we’re there if we are needed and the help should be on the receiver’s terms. We’d all get along a lot better then.