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XO POLL: Moast Intelligent Human Being Known In Human Hi$tory?

Sure there was some "Homo Erectus" faggot that inv...
translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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Gotta be colt, right? That two machine guns thread settles i...
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  07/04/25
Link?
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  07/04/25
Kamala
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wow
translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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Past, I'm sticking with Feynman. Present, my vote goes to...
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Tao and Witten have strong cases over Penrose, but he's a gr...
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  07/04/25
I think most peoples' answers will be biased by their own fi...
bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal
  07/04/25
See edit Both Tao and Witten are American mathematicians
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Can we really speak to ancient peoples? So little of their w...
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I think all of the above have enough written work to compare...
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  07/05/25
Newton
translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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Good contender
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Leonardo Da Vinci
histrionic amber church building
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Expalin why over Newton™
translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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Range of accomplishments in many fields, forward thinker cen...
histrionic amber church building
  07/06/25
Newton was probably smarter overall but Da Vinci was a geniu...
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  07/06/25
I think Plato made the most profound intellectual impact, it...
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  07/05/25
Yes especially Glaucon, what of the COCK?
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  07/06/25
imagine being so influential that 2300 years later random we...
concupiscible multi-billionaire
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A lot of writings (and the history of people) have been lost...
bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal
  07/06/25
all of that is true but at some point reality intervenes and...
concupiscible multi-billionaire
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Who's to say that the four contributors to QED won't go down...
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  07/06/25
Mike Church
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...
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CSLG
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I think it has to be Newton, for coming up with calculus + f...
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Counterpoint: The majority of Einstein's career was a pretty...
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you have to give einstein the burst iq championship though f...
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Yeah, I can't argue that. The EFEs are beautifully elegant. ...
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  07/06/25
boom
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translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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Short list: Tesla, Newton, Da Vinci, Plato
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...
translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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von Neumann
smoky comical milk
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Is that the guy who invented the concept of intergalactic vo...
translucent exciting lay party of the first part
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probably some lazy faggot that no one knows that never appli...
flatulent indecent parlour
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Jansci von Nuemann As much as I hate to nominate a turd, ...
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  07/06/25
No love for Bose?
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  07/06/25
John Moses Browning
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  07/06/25
Diogenes and it's not even close
razzmatazz white shrine
  07/06/25
Have none of you heard of CHRISTOPHER LANGAN?
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hes not racist enough to truly be high iq
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  07/06/25
Trump, bcs how in the living fuck did he get himself elected...
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he is certainly an all time world historical figure that des...
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my gut says leibniz contemporary and sometimes-colleague of...
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Date: July 4th, 2025 5:58 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part

Sure there was some "Homo Erectus" faggot that invented manmade fire but we dont know him/her

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072499)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 5:59 PM
Author: geriatric vivacious ticket booth

Gotta be colt, right? That two machine guns thread settles it for me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072502)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:13 PM
Author: saffron church ceo

Link?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072548)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:01 PM
Author: aphrodisiac dysfunction stead

Kamala

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072507)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:02 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part

wow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072510)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:09 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

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 6:10 PM
Author: geriatric vivacious ticket booth

Tao and Witten have strong cases over Penrose, but he's a great pick

Newton, Gauss amd Leibniz all strong contenders over Feynman, I think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072543)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:12 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

I think most peoples' answers will be biased by their own fields & areas of interest.

I really don't know anything Eastern, so my response to this question eliminates the majority of people right off the bat due to my own ignorance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072546)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:14 PM
Author: geriatric vivacious ticket booth

See edit

Both Tao and Witten are American mathematicians

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49072552)



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Date: July 4th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

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 11:49 PM
Author: geriatric vivacious ticket booth

I think all of the above have enough written work to compare more than adequately

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075405)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:41 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part

Newton

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075379)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:43 PM
Author: histrionic amber church building

Good contender

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075387)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 12:48 AM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075501)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:43 PM
Author: histrionic amber church building

Leonardo Da Vinci



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075386)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part

Expalin why over Newton™

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075389)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 12:05 AM
Author: histrionic amber church building

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)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: ocher cowardly mediation legal warrant

Newton was probably smarter overall but Da Vinci was a genius in both the arts and the sciences and a true polymath. He was also self-taught

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075744)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:47 PM
Author: concupiscible multi-billionaire

I think Plato made the most profound intellectual impact, it is tough to say anyone is more impressive than that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075396)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 8:10 AM
Author: smoky comical milk

Yes especially Glaucon, what of the COCK?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075780)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: concupiscible multi-billionaire

imagine being so influential that 2300 years later random weirdos are parodying you on the internet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076761)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

A lot of writings (and the history of people) have been lost over the past 2.5k years.

There were also great contributions from India & the far East in classical & medieval times that most of us aren't aware of. (How many of us could name the author of Al-Jabr, let alone read it?)

We can speak of those the knowledge of whom is extant, or has been translated into our native language, but not so much to the 'most intelligent person ever.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076775)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: concupiscible multi-billionaire

all of that is true but at some point reality intervenes and somebody won, it was Plato, the entire tradition of western thought relies on him to this day, doing something that foundational is more impressive than theorizing some bullshit in physics that will likely turn out to have been wrong, he's a more influential figure in christianity that fucking christ for christsakes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076859)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:19 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

Who's to say that the four contributors to QED won't go down as the most intelligent, influential people of the history of the world 2.5k years from now?

I would argue that the most influential individuals aren't necessarily the most intelligent. The further back in time we go, the more influential an individual becomes. Some kid in 2021 with a wacky GUT hasn't had 2.5k years to gain the infamy of a Plato.

Besides, could Plato even handle UG physics at CalTech today? (Conversely, could a CalTech grad today do what Plato did c. 500 BCE?)

Obviously, OP's question has no absolute answer, but it's still fun to argue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077202)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:47 PM
Author: effete mind-boggling incel library

Mike Church

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075398)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Clown Weed Whacker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076814)



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Date: July 5th, 2025 11:51 PM
Author: thriller spruce brunch dragon

CSLG

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075417)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 12:10 AM
Author: Hot center reading party

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)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:21 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

Counterpoint: The majority of Einstein's career was a pretty big failure. He's highly overrated (as far as the top minds go).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077206)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:25 PM
Author: flatulent indecent parlour

you have to give einstein the burst iq championship though for 1905

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077222)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:37 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

Yeah, I can't argue that. The EFEs are beautifully elegant. Even their constituents like the Weyl tensor have broad implications to thermo & the directional arrow of time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077256)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:26 AM
Author: ruby trailer park

boom

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075745)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 3:40 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part

This is the only cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076604)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:25 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076770)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 6:10 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077005)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:26 AM
Author: ocher cowardly mediation legal warrant

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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Date: July 6th, 2025 3:40 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076602)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 7:50 AM
Author: smoky comical milk

von Neumann

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49075761)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 3:40 PM
Author: translucent exciting lay party of the first part

Is that the guy who invented the concept of intergalactic von Newman probes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076601)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:23 PM
Author: flatulent indecent parlour

probably some lazy faggot that no one knows that never applied himself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076766)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:51 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Clown Weed Whacker

Jansci von Nuemann

As much as I hate to nominate a turd, Ramanujan is easily a top contender

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076800)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 5:02 PM
Author: bisexual passionate deer antler sneaky criminal

No love for Bose?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076825)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: Dull kitchen wagecucks

John Moses Browning

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076817)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: razzmatazz white shrine

Diogenes and it's not even close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076834)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 5:12 PM
Author: laughsome boistinker location

Have none of you heard of CHRISTOPHER LANGAN?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076855)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: razzmatazz white shrine

hes not racist enough to truly be high iq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076944)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 5:15 PM
Author: ungodly disrespectful tanning salon associate

Trump, bcs how in the living fuck did he get himself elected 2x despite being a human piece of shit that doesnt care about people while owning his felon-ness?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49076860)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: concupiscible multi-billionaire

he is certainly an all time world historical figure that deserves comparisons to caesar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077078)



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Date: July 6th, 2025 6:36 PM
Author: vigorous bbw

my gut says leibniz

contemporary and sometimes-colleague of newton iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5746210&forum_id=2...id.#49077075)