XO POLL: Moast Intelligent Human Being Known In Human Hi$tory?
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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:09 PM Author: samoth
Past, I'm sticking with Feynman.
Present, my vote goes to Penrose.
We don't have sufficient information to speak to the majority of mankind, so it's really not a meaningful question.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id#49072538) |
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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:24 PM Author: samoth
Can we really speak to ancient peoples? So little of their work and others' views of them is extant. Their popularity and contributions may be more a function of momentum than objective truths... just look at any old religious book.
I'd argue even the likes of Newton or Leibniz are too old to speak of in the same way as modern people.
I actually don't know much about Witten. I bet most scientists don't have Feynman's charisma & ability to communicate, though. (Just flip through anything Penrose has written.)
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id#49072579) |
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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:43 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,....,:,..,:.:.,:.::,
Good contender
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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:43 PM
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Leonardo Da Vinci
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id#49075386)
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Date: July 6th, 2025 12:05 AM
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Range of accomplishments in many fields, forward thinker centuries ahead of his time, extraordinarily creative.
But newton was probably smarter.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id#49075449) |
Date: July 6th, 2025 12:10 AM
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I think it has to be Newton, for coming up with calculus + figuring out all the aspects of practical physics.
The only other contender is Einstein, who on 2 occasions figured out things in physics that don't make intuitive sense at all.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id#49075462) |
Date: July 6th, 2025 7:26 AM Author: Mace's Pajama Attire (No Future)
Short list:
Tesla, Newton, Da Vinci, Plato
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id#49075746) |
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