Click on this website and see....
http://www.adherents.com/adh_influ.html
2007-12-29 12:29:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You do realize that this wasn't a question, don't you?
2007-12-29 12:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by Thrice Blessed 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ
The historian H. G. Wells said that a man’s greatness can be measured by ‘what he leaves to grow, and whether he started others to think along fresh lines with a vigor that persisted after him.’ Wells, although not claiming to be a Christian, acknowledged: “By this test Jesus stands first.”
Alexander the Great, Charlemagne (styled “the Great” even in his own lifetime), and Napoleon Bonaparte were powerful rulers. By their formidable presence, they wielded great influence over those they commanded. Yet, Napoleon is reported to have said: “Jesus Christ has influenced and commanded His subjects without His visible bodily presence.”
By his dynamic teachings and by the way he lived in harmony with them, Jesus has powerfully affected the lives of people for nearly two thousand years. As one writer aptly expressed it: “All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully.”
2007-12-29 20:33:28 · answer #2 · answered by Just So 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Gutenburg is not on the list, but I always said Newton and he's number 2.
2007-12-29 20:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by fifimsp3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a very interesting list. I have been to that site a bunch of times but never seen that list.
2007-12-29 20:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galileo for the scientific discovery that would begin the end of religion's hold over the minds of men.
2007-12-29 20:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by 4Brain 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is Jesus whether we wish to believe He was the Messiah or not, He has influenced billions of people.
2007-12-29 20:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting list. I concur heartily with Gutenberg.
.
2007-12-29 20:34:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
and some stat survey is supposed to be the truth just like a book of fairy tales is supposed to be trueth?
2007-12-29 20:32:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interesting site. I actually picked Newton before I looked, so I'll stick with him for my choice.
2007-12-29 20:32:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
JESUS! #3!!! He influenced me the most no matter what that chart says!
2007-12-29 20:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by Kat 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋