Mine is Mark Twain. He was so funny and I love his books.
2007-05-18 11:03:55 · 22 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh, I forgot Carl Sagan! I just read "A Demon Haunted World" so he's #2 on my list.
2007-05-18 11:15:01 · update #1
My favorite would probably be Richard Dawkins. Not only is he eloquent, clear, and brilliant, but he has contributed a great deal to how we understand evolution, biology and science in general. He is the guy who finally made evolution click for me, when it all suddenly made sense.
After that I would probably have to go with either Sam Harris or Richard Carrier, leaning towards Richard Carrier as he exceptionally rational, well spoken, intelligent and knowledgable. Just find his essays with a google search and you'll see some of the most well constructed arguments available.
I should mention that Darwin never converted to christianity on his deathbed, that was a lie perpetuated by an evangelical who claimed to visit him. It was thoroughly discredited by Darwin's family (who really were there the whole time) as well the hospital staff, yet the stupid rumor still persists because christians want to believe it.
2007-05-18 11:12:45 · answer #1 · answered by Mike K 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mark Twain is a good choice, though I tend to go for scientists, like: Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Roger Penrose, and Steven Weinberg.
Edit: I forgot Richard Dawkins.
2007-05-18 11:14:38 · answer #2 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sponge Bob Square Pants.
2007-05-18 11:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by SDC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This from the UK - so you may not know the name.
Antony Wedgewood-Benn.
He is now a very aged chap - possible late 70's - and was very active in the Labour party of the 1960 and 70' - and in fact still has a voice today.
His ideas are absolutely against everything I believe in but I adore his reasoning!
2007-05-18 11:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by isobellistowel 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Robert Ingersoll
2007-05-18 11:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Richard Feynman
2007-05-18 11:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Terry Pratchett
2007-05-18 11:17:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
answer: right here! somewhat previous due getting on the board. Yeah, it is genuinely bigotry day against everybody - it is many times Sunday afternoon after 'some' have been fortified and fired up.
2016-11-24 22:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by niesporek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lynn Searcy...not a real person but a character on the show Girlfriends
2007-05-18 11:07:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
Voltaire
Mark Twain
Billy Joel
George Carlin
There are too many good ones out there to pick just one.
2007-05-18 11:10:04 · answer #10 · answered by genaddt 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋