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No Deities please.
No Deities please.
Probably Siddhartha and Jesus (if you don't consider either a deity). Ghandi would be pretty high on the list as well, and Muhammed. Althoug he's not considered religious by some, I'd also add Confucious.
Probably Siddhartha and Jesus (if you don't consider either a deity). Ghandi would be pretty high on the list as well, and Muhammed. Althoug he's not considered religious by some, I'd also add Confucious.
Siddhartha isn't a fictional character in a Herman Hesse novel?
I would consider Jesus a diety, and will have to google Siddhartha :lol: Muhammed's a good one!
Siddhartha is Buddha....got it. :mrgreen:
Siddhartha isn't a fictional character in a Herman Hesse novel?
Moses
Confuscious
Dalai Lama
Mother Theresa
John Calvin
Oh yeah, I had forgotten about Zoroaster. Very interesting religion, and there's still a handful of Zoroastrians around even today.Zoroaster in the West, and Siddharta in the East.
Zoroaster in the West, and Siddharta in the East.
Heart you Auntie, disagree entirely (possibly with the exception with Confucius). Dalai Lama = modern day issues, Mother Theresa = very localized influence, though revered world-wide, John Calvin?= Calvinism (really?)
Why Zoroaster?
Oh yeah, I had forgotten about Zoroaster. Very interesting religion, and there's still a handful of Zoroastrians around even today.
Why Zoroaster?
Because it was Zoroaster who founded the religious ideology sometime in the second millenium BC that formed the basis of Judaism as well as Platonic thought in the west. Thus all three major western religions (and a couple of minor ones), plus a good part of Greek philosophy can be derived from the tenets of Zoroastrianism.
Did he come before and inspire Abraham?
Did he come before and inspire Abraham?
Tune into history a bit more and you'll realize they were more influential than you think.
Calvin didn't just 'lead to Calvinism' - He was one of the most influential leaders behind the Protestant Reformation. Without that, the US wouldn't be here and the entire world would be a very different place, actually. He was instrumental in bringing the Holy Catholic Church down a few notches worldwide and without him, the path wouldn't have been paved for us to enjoy our 1st amendment as we do today. (Just one example).