Who are the best thinkers you've come across?

[PenguinPablo]

What the title says. Who are the best thinkers you've come across? With really off the wall, out of the box thinking that perhaps challenged or changed your perspective. 

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[Hojo]

Donald Hoffman

[Whitney Edwards]

Bertrand Russell. 

[EternalForest]

Well first off, Einstein obviously. For both his scientific and creative insights.

Next, Alan Watts is way up there in terms of spiritual wisdom and consciousness!

Mother Teresa's philosophies were invaluable and enlightening.

For someone still alive, Neale Donald Walsch is brilliant as well and changed my life with his messages from God.

Finally, I think George Washington had a lot of political wisdom we can still learn from today.

[Twentyfirst]

That homeless woman that one time threw a cup of ice at me and threatened my life because I walked past her

Really woke me up from my autopilot

Made me question things