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Most Influential Intellectuals of the Millenium

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Poll Question: Who do you find is the most influential intellectual of the millenium?
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    Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 15:32
I'd like to dicuss intellectuals and how they have impacted the society we live in. I think intellectuals have largely shaped our society and ways of thinking and therefore should receive recognition. Remember that by "intellectuals" I mean writers and scientists, but not inventors or artists.

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  Quote Tobodai Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-Mar-2005 at 02:24
Adam Smith, no matter what dogma people profess, its his realizations that mnost of us unwittingly or intentionally follow.
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I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value."
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  Quote Serge L Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-Mar-2005 at 12:42
I vote for Galileo, not just because of his discoveries in physics and astronomy, even if they were important, but mainly because he is considered the father of the modern scientific method -- which certainly influenced the millennium even more than philosophy, economics and ideologies.
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  Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-Mar-2005 at 13:01
I guess I will have to vote for Martin Luther. He lay a main foundation of the separation of church and state, a principle of many modern countries. And he created a new denomination which hundreds of millions of people follow.
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  Quote Winterhaze13 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-Mar-2005 at 19:31
Hold on Guys, I forgot to add Issac Newton to this poll so I am going to get this one locked and start a new thread. Afterwards, please cut and paste your messages onto the new thread.
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