xenia
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see man confucius came with a whole philosophical schhol of thought..hez there in book "sages of the ages"..Its just an arbitrary list! Simple.
For eg: Just speaking of the top 10, what is Confucious doing in the top 10? Or even Buddha? IMHO, there are philosophers and thinkers who have had much more profound impact on human history than Confucious. What kind of pathbreaking changes or influences did Buddha bring to earn a slot in top10? Why not Ram or Krishna - whose words on the battlefield are encompassed in a book entitled "The Bhagvad Gita" - who actually had a much more profound impact on the people of the sub-continent than anyone else - apart from Gandhi. Religious figures being in the top 10 list, IMHO, doesnt make any sense. Don't get me started on the reasons, its just sufficient that I dont care.
The list contains Martin Luther King. Great man, no doubt. But his effort was for the equal rights of Blacks only in the US. Thats it. Blacks had their freedom in Europe far before the US recognized them. Where is Abe Lincoln, who started it all in the US? Where is Mandela who fought against apartheid? And to top it all, Mahatma Gandhi was an inspiration to King and Mandela! No mention of his name?
Talk about Christopher Columbus. He just discovered the Americas or rather the Caribbean islands. The real discoverer of the Americas was the Italian seafarer, Amerigo Vespucci. His name isn't on the list.
Where is Che'?
Llike I said, its an arbitrary list of individuals according to the whims of one man, who also, co-incidentally, happens to be a racist mofo.
budhaz influence is known to everyone.....
Martin luther is the father of protestant reformation..one of the biggest events in human history..
Talk about Christopher Columbus. He just discovered the Americas or rather the Caribbean islands. The real discoverer of the Americas was the Italian seafarer, Amerigo Vespucci. His name isn't on the list.
this is the joke i often come across.....america was inhibited by people even in 2500BC n some put the figure beyond this..they were the first EUROPEANS to discover America
n What did Abraham lincoln do.although he acted well in US civil war but his proclamation of independence for blacks had political motives!!
whoz che..i dont know him!!
but the real point is where is my name??