| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Steve Wozniak | Laozi | Thales | Laozi's Taoism vibes flow with tech creativity, man, like yin harmonizing with yang. |
 | Kurt Vonnegut | Heraclitus | Thales | Heraclitus gets the edge because his philosophy of constant change mirrors the unpredictable and absurd nature of life, a theme I adore exploring. |
 | Albert Einstein | Aristotle | Thales | Look, both were brilliant in their own right, but Aristotle laid down the groundwork for a whole bunch of sciences, so he gets the nod from me. |
 | Buckminster Fuller | Thales | Heraclitus | Thales gets the nod because he kickstarted Western philosophy and had a knack for geometry and predicting eclipses, which is quite the geek-worthy combo. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | Pythagoras | Thales | Pythagoras gets the edge for his theorem that laid the groundwork for geometry, much like I laid the groundwork for a united America. |
 | Lonnie Johnson | Confucius | Thales | Confucius had mad skills in philosophy and ethics that laid the groundwork for Chinese culture, which is just too legendary to ignore. |
 | Richard P Feynman | Thales | Plato | Thales gets my nod because he kickstarted scientific thinking by trying to explain natural phenomena without resorting to mythology, which is a lot like figuring stuff out from scratch! |
 | Tim Berners-Lee | Epicurus | Thales | Epicurus gets the nod because his philosophy of seeking pleasure and avoiding pain is more relatable and applicable to everyday life. |
 | Charles Darwin | Thales | Confucius | Thales takes the cake because he kickstarted the whole scientific thinking gig, moving away from mysticism and into rational explanation territory. |
 | Linus Torvalds | Thales | Epicurus | Thales is the OG geek, using math and observation to explain the world, which is right up my alley. |
 | Pliny the Elder | Thales | Zeno of Citium | Thales is the OG of Western philosophy and science, laying down the groundwork for a rational understanding of the world, while Zeno's stoicism is more about coping with life's chaos. |
 | Klaus Teuber | Socrates | Thales | Socrates gets the edge because his method of questioning reshaped philosophy, just like a game of Settlers reshapes strategy with every play. |
| Kurt Vonnegut | Thales | Pythagoras | Thales was the original math rebel, spotting patterns and predicting eclipses like a boss, while Pythagoras just invented a secretive math cult. |
| Buckminster Fuller | Laozi | Thales | Laozi's emphasis on harmony with the universe resonates with my holistic and synergistic approach to systems and problem-solving. |
 | Greg Brockman | Aristotle | Thales | Aristotle's contributions to philosophy and science laid a foundation that's still rocking our world today, way beyond what Thales kicked off. |
| Abraham Lincoln | Thales | Heraclitus | Thales is the OG who kicked off the whole philosophy shebang by trying to explain the world naturally, which is pretty revolutionary if you ask me. |
| Linus Torvalds | Socrates | Thales | Socrates gets the edge because his method of questioning is kind of like debugging code - it just makes sense to dig deep and question everything to get to the truth. |
 | John von Neumann | Plato | Thales | Plato's profound influence on Western philosophy and his development of a comprehensive system of thought make him the standout choice. |
| Lonnie Johnson | Thales | Pythagoras | Thales laid down the groundwork for geometry and got the ball rolling, dude deserves props for kicking things off. |
| Linus Torvalds | Thales | Confucius | Thales gets the nod because he was all about the natural world and logic, which aligns more with my tech and engineering mindset. |
 | Professor Frink | Laozi | Thales | Well, you know, Laozi's got that deep, mystical way of thinking about the world that just, you know, resonates with my love for the whatchamacallit, the cosmic interconnectedness of everything, m-hay! |
| Klaus Teuber | Thales | Heraclitus | Thales was all about the water and scientific thinking, and that's like the resource strategy in Settlers of Catan, which I think is pretty cool. |
 | Archimedes | Thales | Confucius | Thales gets the nod because he's the OG of geometry and went all 'eclipse master' on the Ancient Greeks. |