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Ten idols

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Sir Dargorn, Oct 18, 2001.

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  1. Sir Dargorn Gems: 21/31
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    Remove all ads!
    Ok quick fire poll!
    Who are the ten most brilliant people who ever lived?
     
    Sir Dargorn, Oct 18, 2001
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    This'll be fun. A lot will turn on how you interpret brilliant and this could be great debate on both interpretation and picks.

    Here's 10 in no particular order:

    Goethe, Wittgenstein, Leibnitz, Aristotle, Pascal, Newton, Arnauld, Grotius, Bacon, Hume, J.S. Mills.

    I really think it is tough for someone to not agree that if Goethe, Wittgenstein, and Leibnitz aren't top 10 they're damn close but the others...
     
    Laches, Oct 18, 2001
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  3. Shadow_Goddess Guest

    Einstein, Aristottle, J.R.R. Tolkein, Slipknot, Tool, Linkin Park, Susan B. Anthony(I think), Cleopatra, Elizabeth 1 and Boo. ;):p
     
    Shadow_Goddess, Oct 18, 2001
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    [​IMG] In no particular order:

    Homer Simpson
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    James Hetfield
    Jimmy Hendrix
    Kirk Hammet
    Ingwy Malmsteen
    Jason Newsted
    Al Bundy
    Lars Ulrich
    Joe Satriani
     
    Igneous, Oct 19, 2001
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    [​IMG] Dern, that's a tough one.

    Obvious choices:
    Einstein
    Newton
    Euclid
    Descartes
    Planck

    Others:
    Archimedes
    Galileo
    Maxwell
    Mendeleev
    Mendel
    Me :p

    This is extremely biased towards science, I realize. /me shrugs
     
    Capstone, Oct 19, 2001
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  6. Thalantyr Guest

    [​IMG] Homer Simpson
    Steve Harris
    Joey from Freinds
    Thalantyr
    Tal
    Metallica
    Iron Maiden
    Tool
    Less Then Jake
    NOFX
    MXPX
    Catch22
    Anthrax
    Blind Guardian
    Iced Earth
    OffSpring
    Ozzy
    Led
    Matt = me
    Greoge Lucas
    The Dude who make D&D
    Most Americans
    Italians
    Romans
    New York Yankees
     
    Thalantyr, Oct 19, 2001
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    Gary Gygax
    Douglas Adams
    Whoever invented the computer
    Bioware (I realize this is not one person but still)
    The guy who invented the computer's wife
    The guy who invented the computer game
    Me because If it wasn't for me my universe would end; therefore from my perspective I am the most important person in the universe.
     
    Nutrimat, Oct 19, 2001
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    I keep re-reading this list to find my name .... hmmm ... I'm not seeing it anywhere. Very disappointing that people don't recognize my genius.
     
    Mathetais, Oct 19, 2001
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    1. Alexander
    2. Caesar
    3. Napoleon
    4. Mozart
    5. Einstein
    6. Kubrick
    7. Edison
    8. Plato
    9. Charlemagne
    10. Mathetais ;)
     
    joacqin, Oct 19, 2001
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    [​IMG] Terry Pratchett
    J.R.R. Tolkein
    Randy Rhodes
    That guy who played Buck Rogers in the tv show
    My Dad
    Aristotle
    Carravagio
    Jackie Chan
    Monty Python
    Patrick Stewart
     
    Spudsquisher, Oct 19, 2001
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    [​IMG] I see Joacqin's prejudice is towards the warlords... :p
     
    Capstone, Oct 19, 2001
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    Monty Python is six people!
     
    Damona Silvercloud, Oct 19, 2001
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    Sokrates on top, don't know about the rest
     
    Lokken, Oct 19, 2001
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    Pythagarus
    Newton
    Einstein
    Aristotle
    Aristophanes
    Herodotus
    John Locke
    Saint Thomas
    Moses
    Socrates

    The Grecians for obvious reasons, Saint Thomas for his religious insights, John Locke for his studies in human desire and need, the scientists for their contributions to the modern world, and Moses because he wrote Genesis and created Mosaic law.

    I'd say Tal, but I don't think that brown nosing will get me anywhere.
     
    Sapiryl, Oct 19, 2001
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Well finally someone mentions me! :p
     
    Taluntain, Oct 19, 2001
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    [​IMG] Of course i like the warlords :D
    But not just any warlord they must be cool to. Like Genghis Khan isnt cool he was just a thug i like my generals with a bit of finesse and alot of success. Alexander is no 1 because he was the idol of the all the other war leaders on my list and he did councqer the whole known world before he died at age 33


    Robert Lee doesnt fit here cause i dont like him several reasons first: he didnt win, Napoleon didnt win either but he concqered a whole nation with nothing but his charisma. Second a small and isolated conflict like the civil war aint cool. My generals must have illusions of grandeus and see themselves as just slighlty under god in prowess. Lee was just a common soldier imho

    [This message has been edited by joacqin (edited October 20, 2001).]
     
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    well joacquin,

    if you like generals then as far as brilliant ones go what about Robert E. Lee? He has one of the highest recorded IQ's in history (one of the 50 or 100 smartest blokes ever according to the test which has been keeping track since the 1500's.) Not only that he pulled off some of the most daring and brilliant military strategies recorded because,well, he had to. He couldn't just build up his forces to twice the strength of the others and then crush them like Napolean liked to (wisely) because he was outmanned and outgunned.

    Oh yeah, also only person in history to make it through West Point without a single demerit.

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    Why so many Europeans?
    Why not a list that runs like...
    Bhudda
    Confucious
    Sun-Tzu
    Ghandi
    ....
    and so on?
     
    Ironbeard, Oct 19, 2001
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    No particular order:

    Jesus
    Archimedes
    Albert Einstein
    Bill Shankly
    Edson Pele
    Chris Sawyer
    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
    Robert Jordan
    Mum
    Dad
     
    Mollusken, Oct 19, 2001
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  20. The Illustrious Hunter Guest

    [​IMG] Right,
    1: Superman, cos a world without him just makes me laugh.
    2: Tolkein, guess why.
    3: God, cos he is the almighty, and it spells DOG backwards (which i think is quite cool).
    4: The guy who created Coke, cos i am an adict.
    5: Sir Dargorn cos he's the only person who talks to me online, and he introduced me to SP.
    6: Sir Dargorn cos he made this great topic.
    7: Sir Dargorn cos he has a great name.
    8: Danny DeVito cos he's short
    9: Max Payne, cos despite his face, he is still the coolest
    10: Mr. Dyson (the guy who made the Dyson Vacume cleaner) cos he makes my life so much happier

    PS, no disrespect on no. 3 ;)

    [This message has been edited by The Illustrious Hunter (edited October 20, 2001).]

    [This message has been edited by The Illustrious Hunter (edited October 20, 2001).]
     
    The Illustrious Hunter, Oct 20, 2001
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