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Most philsophers would probobly be titled Village Idiots or branded trolls here because of their stuborness.
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And for nitpicking of the day:
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Karl Marx and Immanuel Kant, and he wrote "Critique of Practical Reason" (Kritik der reinen Vernunft)
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Hmm... I wonder how Confucius (Kung Fu-Tse) would do?
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SeebianWurm wrote:Was Descartes the one that said he could concieve of something perfect, therefore it exists?

If so, I choose him.
You're thinking of Anselm.
Descartes was "I think therefore I am."
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I'd take Kant or Locke, just because they're my two favorites. Though Paine would be a ton of fun in N&P (I can just imagine his take on the war on drugs).
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Peregrin Toker wrote:Hmm... I wonder how Confucius (Kung Fu-Tse) would do?
Kung would find a problem with our manners. :D Though the good part is he recognizes what a style over substance fallacy is. I'd like to see him talk about morality in SLAM.
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