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My favorite scientists.

Carl Sagan.



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Sam Harris.



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Richard Dawkins.



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Lawrence Krauss



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I've got more but I can't remember everyone right now.
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RE: My favorite scientists.

Stephen Hawkins.

I don't get the appeal of Richard Dawkins. He hasn't contributed anything in his field in over 20 years. He's too busy writing books on atheism and making religious people feel bad for having faith in a higher power.

Hawkins on the other hand is constantly working even as a quadrapalegic to expand human understanding of astrophysics and when his atheism is brought up it's always in passing. Seriously Stephen Hawkins can spit in my face and call me a fool for having faith and I'd still kiss his hand and thank him for his time. He just commands that much respect.
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^ His appeal comes from writing books and debating on behalf of atheism trolololo.

Also, of course, Einstein.

And Copernicus.
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RE: My favorite scientists.

Nikola Tesla, anyone?
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"Carl Sagan is a famous science personality who goes on public television and earns big buckaroos explaining the universe. Carl’s technique is to use the word “billion” a lot. It’s written into his contract that he gets to say “billion” an average of twice per sentence, so the viewers won't forget what a deep thinker he is."
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So that I can constructively contribute to this thread, I'd like to say that most of my favorite scientists are economists. And Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

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Steven Levitt


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Those who want to destroy earth n shit.
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Lolwut? I've read like 2 of Levitt's books, and I thought he was like, liberal as fuck or something... Or was I mixing shit up again? Blargh. I guess he'd still be for capitalism though.
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(04-01-2012 12:28 PM)Absentinsomniac Wrote:  Lolwut? I've read like 2 of Levitt's books, and I thought he was like, liberal as fuck or something... Or was I mixing shit up again? Blargh. I guess he'd still be for capitalism though.

I've read Freakonomics. After Milton Friedman, he's probably the guy that makes me want to be an economist the most.
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Same here.
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I don't really know if Steph counts as an official economist, but ill roll with it.
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Also, Einstein.
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my favourite is the evil SCINTIST from DIGIMONS who DESTORYS ALL THE ROADS so that NO ON CAN GO ON TEM
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Alfred Nobel
Shirō Ishii
Dr. Joseph Mengele
Dr. Sigmund Rascher

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My favorite scientists are the SS scientists.
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(04-01-2012 09:33 PM)Fish20 Wrote:  My favorite scientists are the SS scientists.

I don't know why, but I LOL'ed.
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FUck yeah, J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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(04-02-2012 02:01 AM)Absentinsomniac Wrote:  FUck yeah, J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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Awesome grammar, too. He's a GENIUS.
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(03-31-2012 02:34 PM)Mælstrom Wrote:  Nikola Tesla, anyone?

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I approve of Tesla, he made stuff that could've come in handy if developed further...high frequency electricity traveling ftw!
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Neil deGrasse Tyson. Richard Feynman.

Quote:I don't get the appeal of Richard Dawkins. He hasn't contributed anything in his field in over 20 years. He's too busy writing books on atheism and making religious people feel bad for having faith in a higher power.

The reason he stopped contributing is because back when he was doing real science, people started associating him with the secularist movement and the anti-religious movement (same thing, different term, whatever).

He still tried actually contributing to science for a while, but eventually gave up and started getting into the role society gave him.
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AWOL's back. Goingcrazy
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