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Title: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: Equate on May 01, 2014, 02:54:40 PM
I  like Leonardo Da Vinci , he was genius at everything he did. He was a scientist , sculptor , architect , mathematician , geologist and much more .


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: durrrr on May 01, 2014, 07:40:08 PM
I think the biggest historical figure I wish I would have met had to be Steve jobs. The dude was a genius and I loved the way he thought . Plus he smoked herb n took acid


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: acs267 on May 01, 2014, 07:46:09 PM
I think everybody from history - good or bad - is worth saying 'Hey, they're important'. Because they changed the world in different ways. Yes, I know what Adolf Hitler, Stalin, and what Columbus did was terrible. But they still changed the world. Like now we know not to allow genocide, and how discovering new things could kill people.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: beetcoin on May 01, 2014, 07:47:30 PM
i just read einstein's biography. he's my favorite; not only because of his non-conformist attitude that helped him make great discoveries, but also because he was an interesting individual who actually cared about human society. he was a bit naive to push for a world government, as that wouldn't solve anything, but he admitted that it was a long shot.

I think the biggest historical figure I wish I would have met had to be Steve jobs. The dude was a genius and I loved the way he thought . Plus he smoked herb n took acid

while i think he is interesting, i don't like him much. i read his biography and he came off as a self-interested prick. i also don't like the way he ran apple.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: durrrr on May 01, 2014, 07:53:28 PM
I think everybody from history - good or bad - is worth saying 'Hey, they're important'. Because they changed the world in different ways. Yes, I know what Adolf Hitler, Stalin, and what Columbus did was terrible. But they still changed the world. Like now we know not to allow genocide, and how discovering new things could kill people.
your right and this is how I think if no one did these things and they didn't happen who
I really think the same. If none of this happened who knows where we'd be at now



Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: d2dtk on May 01, 2014, 09:11:44 PM
Jesus. He could heal people and he is our savior  ;D


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: lynn_402 on May 01, 2014, 09:14:42 PM
I  like Leonardo Da Vinci , he was genius at everything he did. He was a scientist , sculptor , architect , mathematician , geologist and much more .

+1
Also Galileo, and all of the past's scientists who had the courage to rebel against an overpowered irrational entithy for the noble cause of reason.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: beetcoin on May 01, 2014, 09:19:14 PM
einstein's story is pretty interesting. he was considered an outsider by the whole physics/theoretical physics community, which is probably what helped him make his discoveries; because sometimes conventional wisdom falls into a lull and restricts itself. i like the fact that he was an independent thinking outsider.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: counter on May 01, 2014, 09:23:17 PM
I had to pick on the spot I'd say George Washington.  From what I know about him he seems like a decent guy and I can respect that.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: Equate on May 01, 2014, 09:23:52 PM
einstein's story is pretty interesting. he was considered an outsider by the whole physics/theoretical physics community, which is probably what helped him make his discoveries; because sometimes conventional wisdom falls into a lull and restricts itself. i like the fact that he was an independent thinking outsider.

Who can believe that the person who was denied a Teacher's job proposed something that is now taught worldwide.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: 21-hater on May 01, 2014, 09:48:00 PM
Sathosi - why? No answer needed  :P


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: lynn_402 on May 01, 2014, 09:50:12 PM
Sathosi - why? No answer needed  :P

Touché :P
And an honourable mention to Sunny King.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: Acidyo on May 01, 2014, 09:57:18 PM
Jesus cause he had 3 day lag on respawn.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: sanjoea on May 02, 2014, 04:59:20 AM
In india Tajmahal, because it is among the 7 wonders of the world, also its the symbol of love


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: Sindelar1938 on May 02, 2014, 05:16:06 AM
Michaelangelo - for his genius
Mandela - for his courage and principle


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: TrailingComet on May 02, 2014, 06:15:46 AM
Gandhi, Dr King, Madiba....vision and courage in one


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: kuroman on May 02, 2014, 06:28:58 AM
Maxwell, he is not given enough credit, but without him and his students that compiled his equations (the famous EM Maxwell equations) we would be still in the 18 century in terms of technology.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: jodybay on May 02, 2014, 06:35:22 AM
Confucius my favorite philosopher i love his word that seems spoken to every soul of every human kind :) i love reading some books about him when im high it feels good


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: niktitan132 on May 02, 2014, 06:41:08 AM
Nikola Tesla because he was inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
He changed the world a lot with his inventions.  ;D


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: Equate on May 02, 2014, 06:52:45 AM
Nikola Tesla because he was inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
He changed the world a lot with his inventions.  ;D

Tesla did work on dynamic theory of gravity which sheds light on today's so called God Particle . He has been named greatest geek of all time .But he didn't get enough recognition as compared to Einstein , sad but true .


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: maurya78 on May 02, 2014, 09:50:13 AM
Gandhi, Maimonides, Alexander the great in no particular order


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: madken7777 on June 11, 2014, 07:42:04 PM
Napolean, Genghis Khan and Sun Tsu.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: DrG on June 11, 2014, 08:59:02 PM
Ghandi and Einstein.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: 21-hater on June 16, 2014, 06:43:36 PM
Albert Einstein. Nice guy and smart


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: WEB slicer on June 16, 2014, 09:50:41 PM
gandhi was pretty awesome.

be the change you want to see in the world.

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

those are some epic words.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: jaberwock on June 16, 2014, 09:56:07 PM
Genghis Khan
Hannibal
Mc Arthur


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: niothor on June 16, 2014, 10:34:07 PM
Genghis Khan
Hannibal
Mc Arthur

How about a few guys that didn't almost burn Europe to the ground?


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: aysha9822 on June 17, 2014, 04:52:26 AM
Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla they give us the modern world.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: bluefirecorp on June 17, 2014, 04:53:46 AM
Alan Turing. What a shame about his death, a man truly before his times.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: davien on June 17, 2014, 05:08:47 AM
Attila the Hun. his leadership and strenght helped the Huns to progress and conquer.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: sosxc on June 17, 2014, 05:26:24 AM
Andrew Jackson.   His campaign slogan was "Kill the Bank".   And he did it.  Despite the head of the central bank, Nicholas Biddle vowing to ruin the economy first.

Jackson also paid off the national debt entirely.  The first and only president ever to do so.

Detailed in the book: "A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II"

Jackson didn't even need bitcoin.


Title: Re: Which Historical figure do you most admire and why?
Post by: DrG on June 17, 2014, 07:07:17 AM
Andrew Jackson.   His campaign slogan was "Kill the Bank".   And he did it.  Despite the head of the central bank, Nicholas Biddle vowing to ruin the economy first.

Jackson also paid off the national debt entirely.  The first and only president ever to do so.

Detailed in the book: "A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II"

Jackson didn't even need bitcoin.


That's BS!  Neil deGrasse Tyson has confirmed if that were to happen matter and antimater would obliterate each other and end life on Earth.  Good thing the Fed has QE4.