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Jesus Christ Tops Most Significant People In History List (wikipedia) by biddy09(m): 5:39pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Jesus has been named the most significant person in human history, followed by Napoleon and Shakespeare, as ruled by the internet. Based on the impact on opinions certain individuals have had over time, and how that has reflected onto their Wikipedia pages, two computer scientists have come up with the ultimate list. Professor Steven Skiena and Charles Ward use quantative analysis to rank more than a thousand historical figures and prominent people, from Elvis to Beethoven, Stalin and Queen Victoria. Alexander’s teacher and the founder of Western philosophy, Aristotle, is listed as number eight. The list sees three US presidents, two of which were the founding fathers of the United States, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. THE TEN MOST SIGNIFICANT FIGURES IN HUMAN HISTORY 1. Jesus 2. Napoleon Bonaparte 3. William Shakespeare 4. Muhammad 5. Abraham Lincoln 6. George Washington 7. Adolf Hitler 8. Aristotle 9. Alexander the Great 10. Thomas Jefferson By collection millions of opinions on famous and infamous figures throughout history they have calculated, how successfully the idea of each person has spread in society through time. ‘We would call Jesus "the most significant person ever",’ Professor Skiena said. ‘With over two billion followers a full 2,000 years after his death, Jesus is an incredibly successful historical meme.’ source: http://giclounge..com/2013/12/worlds-top-ten-most-significant-people.html |
Re: Jesus Christ Tops Most Significant People In History List (wikipedia) by raptureready: 5:56pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Well, he is not called the King of kings and the Lord of lords for nothing now, is he? ![]() |
Re: Jesus Christ Tops Most Significant People In History List (wikipedia) by plaetton: 6:44pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
The only problem with that list is that unlike the rest of the people on the list, Jesus is not a historical figure. He is a religious myth. The only reason for the significance of the name is that he is the mythical figure upon which much of western religion, and in turn, civilization, the dominant civilization in the world, was built. Jesus left no historical footprints that has ever been discovered. The only things known about him were anonymous writings several generations after his supposed demise. So yes, Jesus is indeed the greatest and most influential mythical figure ever conceived, but definitely has never been proven to be a historical figure. |
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