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People you admire,emulate, etc.
I admire Michael Newdow for protesting Under God, and Sinead O'Connor for having the bravery to rip up the pic of the Pope on NATIONAL TV.
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11-14-2002, 09:15 AM
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Marilyn Manson
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11-14-2002, 09:15 AM
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Isaac Asimov (deceased) His brilliance was unquestioned. His writing production was awe-inspiring. His limericks were naughty. Jesse Ventura (why not?) John Shelby Spong (not really secular, but still cool) Retired Anglican Bishop of Newark and liberal Christian scholar/author. Christopher Reeve (I've heard he's agnostic, plus a strong advocate of stem cell research.) Steve Allen (deceased) A funny and insightful man. Earl Doherty (lay Bible scholar and leading proponent of Jesus Myth thesis) I think Earl's name will eventually be ranked with those of top historical and Biblical scholars. |
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11-14-2002, 09:30 AM
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11-14-2002, 09:34 AM
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Richard Dawkins. A true warrior, a fighter of secular Jihad for the sake of the good guys.
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11-14-2002, 09:43 AM
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I don't know how secular Admiral Grace Hopper was, but she is my inspiration as a computer programmer.
edited to add: damn, that sentence sucks, and I don't know how to fix it... my apologies. [ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: Ab_Normal ]</p> |
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11-14-2002, 09:51 AM
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Two people I admire and emulate are: 1) Richard Feynman 2) MLK Jr. DC |
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11-14-2002, 09:59 AM
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Robert Ingersoll
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005LC17/qid=1037300663/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-6851538-5106265" target="_blank">Benny Hill</a><--not sure if he was religious but he did lampoon priests. Bertrand Russell Carl Sagan Bruce Campbell<--why not! Jesse Ventura Bishop Spong Mark Twain George Carlin <--Still have "Toledo Windowbox" on vinyl somewhere. Stephen Hawking [ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: Bibliophile ]</p> |
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11-14-2002, 10:00 AM
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People I admire: Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Carl Sagan, Marcus Aurelius, Robert Ingersoll
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11-14-2002, 10:52 AM
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In modern media, Joss Whedon, for spreading the atheist/agnostic meme through popular television and having the balls to answer "No." when asked, "Is there a god?".
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