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The Smartest Person Who Ever Lived
RCS ^ | 01/26/2015 | Alex B. Berezow

Posted on 01/26/2015 8:10:21 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

Smartest man of the 20th century was Winston Churchill.


21 posted on 01/26/2015 8:27:46 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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To: Prospero

I’m pretty sure God said no one would ever exceed Solomon in wisdom.


22 posted on 01/26/2015 8:28:03 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: PapaNew

I’d rather have Jesus ruling over me than any of the guys in that article. Beethoven? Love his music, but unstable.


23 posted on 01/26/2015 8:30:27 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: yarddog

Archimedes should be in this conversation.


24 posted on 01/26/2015 8:31:09 PM PST by fhayek
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To: SeekAndFind

According to DemoCRAPS that would be Obola. Really though, he has an IQ below 10. That’s why his transcripts cannot be released, that and the fact that he is hiding his real identity, Barry Soebarkah, who was born in Indonesia!


25 posted on 01/26/2015 8:31:47 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: SeekAndFind

Goethe?


26 posted on 01/26/2015 8:32:04 PM PST by null and void (The aggregate effect of competitive capitalism is indistinguishable from magic)
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To: Alberta's Child

ROFL Man I miss Far Side!

Good that for the most part I forget, lest I be more depressed it’s gone.


27 posted on 01/26/2015 8:32:24 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess it is not the same thing as the smartest person but when I was at Troy, Dr. Edward Teller visited and we were allowed to ask questions.

One student asked him who he thought was the best physicist ever. Dr. Teller told him it was a fellow Hungarian but I cannot remember who he said. Probably would not remember it if I heard it.


28 posted on 01/26/2015 8:32:33 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

I read the same thing. His theory isn’t doing so hit either.


29 posted on 01/26/2015 8:32:43 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Alberta's Child

To me, that’s a funny joke. I am in noways offended. That’s the difference between most Christians and certain other “religions”, our faith is not a flimsy little house of cards ,toppled by the weakest breeze.


30 posted on 01/26/2015 8:33:09 PM PST by lee martell
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To: SeekAndFind
A few worthies....Newton, Leibniz, Heisenberg, Shannon, Turing...


31 posted on 01/26/2015 8:33:22 PM PST by Bobalu (Programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file)
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To: SeekAndFind

Batman.


32 posted on 01/26/2015 8:33:30 PM PST by mindburglar (When Superman and Batman fight, the only winner is crime.)
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To: yarddog

You don’t say.


33 posted on 01/26/2015 8:36:25 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Robwin; Billthedrill
I would say myself but I am just so incredibly humble.

Humility is a characteristic of perfection. I know that so very well.

So, do you folks have a lot to be humble about?

;-)

34 posted on 01/26/2015 8:37:02 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Let us also note, most importantly, that “intelligence” is NOT the same as “knowledgeable”.

Yes, intelligent people tend to be knowledgeable, but there are many encyclopedias walking around that are not that bright otherwise. They just soak up facts, but cannot manipulate.

And too many people confuse this. Note how many fools think because kids today KNOW how to use a computer/iPad/SmartPhone, they are intelligent. Meanwhile, the trends in society say otherwise. Building a computer would be a better display of intelligence.


35 posted on 01/26/2015 8:37:43 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: reasonisfaith

Although on this thread posts 4, 10 and others give the answer.


36 posted on 01/26/2015 8:37:56 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: SeekAndFind
A story that was popular during the Nixon-Ford era:

An elderly priest, a hippie and Henry Kissinger were flying on an airplane when the motor conked out and the plane began to crash. There were only three parachutes aboard.

The pilot took his and jumped out. Kissinger then said, "I'm the smartest man in the world, and my intellect is vitally needed," so he grabbed a parachute and jumped out. That left only one parachute between the priest and the hippie.

The priest then said to the hippie, I'm old, but you are young and have your whole life ahead of you, so you take the chute." The hippie replied, "that won't be necessary. The smartest man in the world just took my backpack."

37 posted on 01/26/2015 8:38:01 PM PST by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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To: reasonisfaith

I guess I did say but not sure what.


38 posted on 01/26/2015 8:38:01 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The smartest person is the one who has an answer to my question.


39 posted on 01/26/2015 8:41:19 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: SeekAndFind

How about Adam? We’ve obviously been getting dumber ever since.


40 posted on 01/26/2015 8:42:12 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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