Who are the most influential historical figures to you personally? (discussion)

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November 19, 2006 at 4:50 pm #408

Phidippides
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Who are the top five most influential historical figures to you on a personal level (or at least five who have influenced your thought in important ways)? Surely there have to be figures from the past who influence our actions or ways of thinking, whether we're conscious of it all the time or not. Here are my five* (partially in order of influence):1. Jesus2. Thomas Aquinas3. Soren Kierkegaard4. Adam Smith5. John Locke* My list could potentially change upon more reflection.

November 20, 2006 at 5:45 am #7098

Stumpfoot
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This one will take some thought, But Jesus would defiantly be #1.

November 20, 2006 at 5:54 am #7099

DonaldBaker
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Okay this is very hard to narrow down:1. Jesus 2. Paul3. Plato4. Homer5. John Calvin

November 20, 2006 at 1:43 pm #7100

skiguy
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1) Jesus2) Paulwill add more later as I ponder this

November 20, 2006 at 6:38 pm #7101

Phidippides
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Hmmm….good choice of throwing Plato in there. Perhaps I should have added him.

November 20, 2006 at 11:39 pm #7102

skiguy
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3) Winston Churchill

November 21, 2006 at 1:22 am #7103

IBT
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To be honest I'd say:AesopJ.R.R. TolkienH.G. WellsLola MontezBarney Oldfield

November 21, 2006 at 2:28 am #7104

Stumpfoot
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This may sound a little strange, but I grew up within a family that were big Lamour (as in Louis) fans. So I grew up with that way out west philosophy. I still pick one up from time to time and Still like what they have to say.

November 21, 2006 at 2:47 am #7105

IBT
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OK, thats two. Interesting thinking about this topic. I was surprised how long it took me to name Aesop. Maybe I had been forgetting him.

November 21, 2006 at 11:47 pm #7106

DonaldBaker
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According to Plato, Socrates was deeply moved by Aesop's fables. I think that was in the Crito if I'm not mistaken.

November 22, 2006 at 1:19 am #7107

Phidippides
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Barney OldfieldBarney Oldfield[/wiki]:
He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour (100 km/h). His accomplishments led to the expression "Who do you think you are? Barney Oldfield?"

November 22, 2006 at 1:33 am #7108

Stumpfoot
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In the book 'American Dreams' John Jakes talks a lot about Oldfield and the beginnings of auto racing.

December 11, 2006 at 7:26 pm #7109

forumposters
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I'm not sure about the others, but number 1 is Jesus. I believe he was God and everything he spoke is something that should be studied and obeyed. However, you must be careful not to take his sayings literally as many so called Christians try to do and end up distorting things for their own personally gain – for the bible says “without a parable He did not speak”. You also need to compare scripture with scripture to arrive at truth which is something that is seldom preached or practiced as well.

December 11, 2006 at 9:02 pm #7110

skiguy
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forumposters, please stay here on Western Civ..and welcome by the way. Have you checked out Christian Legacies? I think you'd be interested.http://www.christian-legacies.com/smf/index.php

January 14, 2007 at 2:06 am #7111

forumposters
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Thanks for the welcome. And, sorry I've been away so long.
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