tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post2882417075008348413..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: The 50 Most Brilliant Atheists of All TimeLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-4069635922763498252011-11-13T12:11:27.017-05:002011-11-13T12:11:27.017-05:00Any list of atheists that completely ignores the M...Any list of atheists that completely ignores the Marxist tradition is a worthless "politically correct" list.<br /><br />Quite obviously the list ought to include Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Nikolai Bukharin, Antonio Gramsci, and Rosa Luxemburg. They were all certainly brilliant thinkers, even if you detest their politics.<br /><br />Paul FauvetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-57069327259580306162011-01-18T01:54:20.832-05:002011-01-18T01:54:20.832-05:00Leaving out Robert G. Ingersoll, Karl Marx and Fri...Leaving out Robert G. Ingersoll, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels makes the list just silly, as these eclipse most of the atheists listed.shonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852080660380595251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-78063368400405583152011-01-14T16:12:52.804-05:002011-01-14T16:12:52.804-05:00You must have a rather different notion of brillia...You must have a rather different notion of brilliant than I do, since many of these people are here simply because they are celebrities. I prefer my celebrity brilliance to be actual, you know, thinking.John S. Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417266986565803683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-58538254657280086462009-04-20T13:39:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:39:00.000-04:00PZ Myers says,
The competition is grossly unfair....PZ Myers says,<br /><br /><I>The competition is grossly unfair. Jody is wearing makeup, a nice outfit, and had her hair professionally done. Give me an hour or a few weeks to primp, maybe I can catch up.</I>Fair enough. How about competing with <A HREF="http://www.oron.ro/news_images/20080523/tn2_jodie_foster_5.jpg" REL="nofollow">this picture</A> of Jodie Foster? Her outfit is much nicer.Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-22086830738048288602009-04-20T11:34:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:34:00.000-04:00The competition is grossly unfair. Jody is wearing...The competition is grossly unfair. Jody is wearing makeup, a nice outfit, and had her hair professionally done. Give me an hour or a few weeks to primp, maybe I can catch up.PZ Myershttp://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-23235743503975846872009-04-20T09:36:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:36:00.000-04:00Including Jim Watson is fine. Excluding Isaac Asim...Including Jim Watson is fine. Excluding Isaac Asimov is ridiculous.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-78552118038509286612009-04-19T21:51:00.000-04:002009-04-19T21:51:00.000-04:00This top list looks more like a list of atheist ce...This top list looks more like a list of atheist celebrities. I really want to know the reason for Bruce Lee and Mick Jagger, among others, appear in it. I could think about many people that could be in this list. Greg Graffin, PH.D in evolutionary biology and lead singer of punk rock band Bad Religion, for example, should be remembered. Atheism is often a theme discussed in his brilliant songs, sometimes with a philosophical connotation, once with a rational approach. Moreover, Greg has many interviews and texts in which discusses atheism. Please review this top list. Greg is the only one to bring atheism to the music in such a fantastic way...Rafael Carvalhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555687706453532215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-17866782979425859272009-04-19T13:41:00.000-04:002009-04-19T13:41:00.000-04:00Any list of intelligent atheists that includes Jam...Any list of intelligent atheists that includes James Watson, or excludes David Hume, has been written by someone so thoroughly ignorant that she/he should immediately seek employment in retail sales.Stephen Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-5474659544666726462009-04-19T09:01:00.000-04:002009-04-19T09:01:00.000-04:00What everybody else has said. Dumbest list I ever ...What everybody else has said. Dumbest list I ever saw. What's with the 1000 year gap between 300 b.c.e and 1835? Christopher Marlow not good enough for you? David Hume? Pierre-Simon LaPlace? Karl Marx? (So you don't like Marx, well I don't like Ayn Rand.)chris yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556240635442613879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-81885093935170611082009-04-18T14:33:00.000-04:002009-04-18T14:33:00.000-04:00"Anonymous said...
And why is Ayn Ryand ahead of ..."Anonymous said...<br /><br />And why is Ayn Ryand ahead of Chandrasekhar?"<br /><br />It's supposed to be a roughly chronological list, so it's just a straight-up list, not a ranking order. I think they were also trying to expose some of the lesser-known atheists (especially those who aren't the obvious scientists), and probably intentionally had to skip a few of them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146843329866393543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-23312272963824105312009-04-18T09:53:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:53:00.000-04:00And no Isaac Asimov?And no Isaac Asimov?Brett W. McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135079639325919075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-25302386101447173452009-04-18T09:16:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:16:00.000-04:00Thomas Edison?Thomas Edison?paul01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06306440944379183875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-76105945272065488842009-04-18T09:11:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:11:00.000-04:00And why is Ayn Ryand ahead of Chandrasekhar?
Sill...And why is Ayn Ryand ahead of Chandrasekhar?<br /><br />Silly list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-82483000294733264842009-04-18T08:31:00.000-04:002009-04-18T08:31:00.000-04:00How about Physicist Murray GellMann?How about Physicist Murray GellMann?SLCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-57119020739742770222009-04-18T08:14:00.000-04:002009-04-18T08:14:00.000-04:0051. Herbert A. Hauptman
http://nobelprize.org/no...51. Herbert A. Hauptman<br /><br /><br />http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1985/hauptman-autobio.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com