Greatest Person of All Time?

NickC

Professional
My friend and I were discussing this the other day. Who, in your opinion, is the greatest person to have ever lived?

I vote Nelson Mandela.
 

r2473

G.O.A.T.
1) Socrates / Plato / Aristotle

2) Newton / Copernicus / Kepler / Einstein / Darwin

3) Jesus / Muhammad / Abraham / St. Paul / Confucius / Siddhartha Gautama / Martin Luther / Moses
 

ubermeyer

Hall of Fame
1) Socrates / Plato / Aristotle

2) Newton / Copernicus / Kepler / Einstein / Darwin

3) Jesus / Muhammad / Abraham / St. Paul / Confucius / Siddhartha Gautama / Martin Luther / Moses

Martin Luther wasn't even a prophet...
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
Jesus Christ, what a loaded question! ;)

I'm surprised that no one on this board has mentioned Barack Obama yet.
 

Eviscerator

Banned
How on earth could anyone think that Nelson Mandela is the greatest person of all time?

It is beyond me as well. I am not sure he would even be in the top 100 of all time. There have been so many great philosophers, leaders, inventors, doctors, etc. throughout all of human history. To pick someone in our lifetime(no matter who you chose) would be absurd.
 
What about Abraham Lincoln? At least for Americans, helped bring the end of slavery, helped bring the nation together and end the Civil War.
 

aphex

Banned
How on earth could anyone think that Nelson Mandela is the greatest person of all time?

lol:)

all time doesn't mean {since 1950} {in South Africa}...:)

if we're talking greatest, as in most important/influential,

i have to go with Aristotle...

western civilization is based on Aristotle.

christianity is based on aristotelianism.
 
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Deleted member 21996

Guest
Nadal_freak and a close second for GJ011...

but for me seriously, it would be Ghandi!
 
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Deleted member 21996

Guest
The Buddha....
Yoga-Ohm.jpg
 

dave333

Hall of Fame
In terms of being amazing, Leonardo Da Vinci.

How about the guy who first discovered fire or the guy who invented the wheel?

Too dumb to be the greatest; to discover those amazing things and NOT name it after yourself...fail.
 
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