Who is the most respectable person in history?
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Benjamin Franklin: author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and a musical instrument. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. Toward the end of his life, he became one of the most prominent abolitionists.
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Posted 186 days ago
Tough question but I'd have to say either George Washington or Thomas Jefferson. Washington because he had the opportunity to become king and turned it down flat and Jefferson because his vision of a free society continues to guide Western civilization more than two hundred years later. Posted 186 days ago
hard to pick one...in fact impossible. (I love all these people putting Jesus Christ...who most likely didnt even exist...though, I guess you can argue he is still respected by many) Here are a couple of good recent ones (proven existing people): Martin Luther King Ghandhi Dahlai Lama anyone that promotes peace! Posted 186 days ago
Mmm, it more depends on what you're looking for. Admiration, I think, is something that comes from each individual as a sort of identification of their work with your own aspirations. What I mean is, most wouldn't say Mussolini, but Hitler admired him greatly... and what do you know, they both turned out to be the same kind of person. It's all about what you're interested in. I would have to say, any great philosopher, or person who uses reason for the good of all man kind is a very respectable person. - Socrates - Plato - Aristotle - Rousseau - Descartes - Kant - Locke - Leibniz - Nietzsche - Sartre - Russell - Mill - Marx - Gandhi - Jefferson These were all great thinkers and believe anyone who dedicates as much time to figure things out for the rest of the community, and with no wrong intention (whether it be to undermine the community they are thinking for, or using their thoughts only in argument to reach some sort of ends) are the most respectable people. As soon as you set aside your biases and look directly at an issue for the good of the whole, and risk yourself in doing so, you make my books for being one of the most respectable of human beings. Posted 186 days ago
Jesus Christ's existence is still disputed. And if he did exist, there is no evidence he was "without sin", and no evidence that he was sent by some divine power to "save all". If you want to believe that, go ahead. Just don't try to claim it as a solid fact, because it isn't. Posted 186 days ago
Even if you don't believe something as true nearly 83% of American's believe in the divine power of Jesus Christ. Many say that his life and words have had a positive change in their lives. There are numerous people who will cite him as their reason for getting off of drugs and alcohol and reconciling their marriages. Not only that, but also even, if you do not believe that he is real, he is fact or fiction a historical figure. much of the driving force of many inventors, artist, writers and politicans to do good. for example... Martin Luther King Jr. not to mention many others.. and news flash you wouldn't be able to read your "God Delusion" book if it hadn't been for a catholic man named Gutenberg inventing the printing press. |
