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Who's the most influential athiest of the 20th century? |
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Who's the most influential Athiest of the 20th Century?Adolph Hitler
4 (11.8%)
Joseph Stalin
1 (2.9%)
CHairman Mao
9 (26.5%)
Zugzug
20 (58.8%)
Total votes: 34
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Jauani Wu
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07-11-2006 23:56
Pick one from the list above or add your choice below
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Joy Honey
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07-12-2006 00:01
Hitler was an atheist?
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Ulrika Zugzwang
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07-12-2006 00:23
Hitler wasn't an atheist, he was a buddhist-hating honey-eating bear.
For what it's worth, I think Chip Midnight is a better atheist than me. ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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Jopsy Pendragon
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07-12-2006 00:53
Hitler wasn't an atheist, he was a buddhist-hating honey-eating bear. For what it's worth, I think Chip Midnight is a better atheist than me. ~Ulrika~ ![]() -- For the record... I'm a theist. What a difference an empty space makes! |
Tiger Zobel
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07-12-2006 02:50
Sheesh... Godwin'd in the poll. That must be a record.
For the record, Hitler was a Catholic... Stalin had a Catholic upbringing, though what effect that had on his adult life is debatable, it's of interest to note that he made moves to replace worship of a god with "worship" of the state, effectively making Communism into a God... I've no idea about Mao. He's not usually in these kind of "questions" so I've not researched him. Oh, and this won't end well... ![]() |
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07-12-2006 04:47
"Kill one and its a tragedy, kill millions and its a statistic."
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Lucifer Baphomet
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07-12-2006 04:55
Your list mossed out more than a few notables.
Marlon Brando Frank Lloyd Wright Stephen J Gould Ted Turner Bela Bartok Carl Sagan Gene Roddenbarry Francis Crick James Thurber Albert Einstein Linus Paulong Andrei Sakarov Walt Whitman Abraham Maslow Albert Ellis Erich Fromm Isaac Asimov Kurt Vonnegut Douglas Agams Woody Allen Ingmar Bergmann Richard Branson George Carlin John Carpenter Asia Carrerra Noam Chomsky Billy Connolly David Cronenberg Richard Dawkins Mickey Dolenz Harlan Ellison Brian Eno Richard Feynman Larry Flynt Jodie Foster Janeane Garofalo Bill Gates Bob Geldoff Ricky gervaise Seth Green robert Heinlein Katherine Hepburn Angelina Jolie Diane Keaton Neil Kinnock Bruce Lee HP Lovecraft John Malkovitch Todd McFarlane Ian McKellen Arthur Miller Frank Miller Marvin Minsky Desmond Moris Jack Nicholson Gary Numan Steven Soderbergh Terry Pratchett Keanu Reeves Henry Rollins Bruce Sterling Howard Stern Eddie Vedder Paul Verhoeven Gore Vidal Kurt Vonnegut Joss Whedon ETC ETC ETC _____________________
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Jonas Pierterson
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07-12-2006 05:12
I'd say Isaac Asimov or Douglas Adams
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Richie Waves
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07-12-2006 05:27
Id have to say Satan.. but Im an athiest piece of Shit.. what would I know
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Lucifer Baphomet
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07-12-2006 06:58
Id have to say Satan.. but Im an athiest piece of Shit.. what would I know ![]() Thanks for the vote of confidence, Richie. ![]() _____________________
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07-12-2006 07:22
Newt Gingrich
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07-12-2006 07:23
None of the above.
Lucifer's list was a great start to the truly influential atheists in history, though I don't think Einstein belongs on that list as he was more of a Deist. The two most famous atheists, of course, were Ayn Rand and Madeline Murray O'Hare. O'Hare, for all her self-importance and antagonistic attitude, broke the myth imposed upon this country in the '50s that we had to have God in our schools and in our government. And while I differ with parts of Rand's philosophy, she had it right when it came to personal accountability. _____________________
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Lucifer Baphomet
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07-12-2006 07:25
None of the above. Lucifer's list was a great start to the truly influential atheists in history, though I don't think Einstein belongs on that list as he was more of a Deist. The two most famous atheists, of course, were Ayn Rand and Madeline Murray O'Hare. O'Hare, for all her self-importance and antagonistic attitude, broke the myth imposed upon this country in the '50s that we had to have God in our schools and in our government. And while I differ with parts of Rand's philosophy, she had it right when it came to personal accountability. Einsteins theological viewpoint changed a few times through his lifetime. _____________________
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07-12-2006 07:25
you can also strike Howard Stern from the list, since he's Jewish.
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07-12-2006 07:25
None of the above. Lucifer's list was a great start to the truly influential atheists in history, though I don't think Einstein belongs on that list as he was more of a Deist. The two most famous atheists, of course, were Ayn Rand and Madeline Murray O'Hare. O'Hare, for all her self-importance and antagonistic attitude, broke the myth imposed upon this country in the '50s that we had to have God in our schools and in our government. And while I differ with parts of Rand's philosophy, she had it right when it came to personal accountability. Nope. Definitely Newt Gingrich. _____________________
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Olympia Rebus
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07-12-2006 08:24
you can also strike Howard Stern from the list, since he's Jewish. Howard's from a Jewish family but he doesn't buy the god stuff. That's sort of like saying my family was Christian because we decorated a Christmas tree each year and hunted for Easter eggs, even though we didn't believe in god and never set foot in a church. |
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07-12-2006 08:28
Ayn Rand.
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07-12-2006 08:30
Meh.
The question was most influential. Ayn Rand is influential, but compared to killing millions of people, starting a world war, founding a communist country of two billion people...? Not even a blip on the radar. _____________________
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07-12-2006 08:36
You can clearly see from this picture of Ayn Rand and Newt Gingrich standing together that Newt is taller and therefore more influential.
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07-12-2006 08:48
you can also strike Howard Stern from the list, since he's Jewish. He's half-jewish and not religious. Howard Stern is (as much as I hate to admit it) an athiest. Also it is quite possible to be both Jewish and an athiest. I should know --I am one. _____________________
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07-12-2006 09:19
Asia Carrerra I had no idea that porno stars were so influential er...erm.. and no askin how I know who she is. ![]() _____________________
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07-12-2006 09:20
I had no idea that porno stars were so influential er...erm.. and no askin how I know who she is. ![]() Google of course ![]() _____________________
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07-12-2006 09:26
Asia Carrerra is very influential on my crotch!!
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07-12-2006 10:21
Didn't Hitler's argument start off in German Catholic monestaries. I think Hitler was also very religious. He was obsessed with the cult, and I remember reading an article once about his obsession with finding the gates to Hell. Atheist normally don't believe you can actually find the gates to Hades.
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07-12-2006 10:24
Didn't Hitler's argument start off in German Catholic monestaries. I think Hitler was also very religious. He was obsessed with the cult, and I remember reading an article once about his obsession with finding the gates to Hell. Atheist normally don't believe you can actually find the gates to Hades. He was also obsessed with finding the Ark of the Covenant. |