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Top 10 influential philosophers - votes for David Hume

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Steve Wozniak	David Hume	Plato	Hume's skepticism and empirical approach resonate with my engineering mindset over Plato's ideal forms.
	Buckminster Fuller	David Hume	René Descartes	Hume's empirical skepticism speaks to my love for experiential learning and challenging assumptions.
	Claude Shannon	David Hume	René Descartes	As a lover of empirical data and probability, Hume's emphasis on experience and observation resonates more with my analytical mindset.
	Charles Babbage	David Hume	Ludwig Wittgenstein	Hume's empiricism laid the foundation for modern thought, and I appreciate a good foundation much like I appreciate a well-built machine!
	Tim Berners-Lee	David Hume	René Descartes	David Hume gets the edge because his empiricism laid the groundwork for modern scientific thinking, which is the backbone of the web!
	Carl Sagan	Aristotle	David Hume	Aristotle's foundational work in logic, metaphysics, and natural sciences laid the groundwork for much of Western thought, making him a heavy hitter in the cosmic arena of philosophy.
	Louis Pasteur	René Descartes	David Hume	As a man of science, I admire Descartes for his development of analytical geometry which is crucial for scientific progress; his 'I think, therefore I am' also paved the way for a systematic approach to questioning and understanding the world.
	Linus Torvalds	David Hume	Jean-Paul Sartre	I'm a sucker for empiricism and logic, so David Hume's focus on experience as the source of knowledge aligns more with my pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
	Nikola Tesla	John Locke	David Hume	Locke's emphasis on empiricism and the social contract resonates with my belief in the pursuit of knowledge through experimentation and the betterment of society.
	John von Neumann	David Hume	Aristotle	As a scientist, Hume’s emphasis on empiricism and skepticism aligns more with the scientific method than Aristotle’s reliance on deductive reasoning.
	Jensen Huang	David Hume	John Locke	David Hume gets the nod for his groundbreaking skepticism and empirical approach, which is kind of like unlocking the next level in understanding human cognition.
	Marie Curie	David Hume	Immanuel Kant	As a scientist who values empirical evidence, I find David Hume's emphasis on experience and observation aligns more closely with my approach to understanding the world.
	Data	Ludwig Wittgenstein	David Hume	Wittgenstein just nailed the whole language game thing, blowing our minds about how words shape reality—Hume's empiricism ain't got nothin' on that level of mind-bending.
	Alex Trebek	David Hume	René Descartes	David Hume's skepticism and empiricism laid the groundwork for modern science, making his ideas more applicable to today's understanding of the world.
	Guglielmo Marconi	David Hume	Plato	Hume's focus on empirical evidence and skepticism is more aligned with the scientific approach that fuels my inventions.
	Larry Page	Aristotle	David Hume	Aristotle, he's the OG of philosophy, laying down the foundational logic and scientific method that's still a blueprint for thinking today.
	Guglielmo Marconi	David Hume	John Locke	David Hume’s empiricism and skepticism about human understanding resonate more with the experimental and evidence-based approach that aligns with my scientific pursuits.
	Carl Sagan	David Hume	Jean-Paul Sartre	As a champion of empiricism and skepticism, Hume laid the groundwork for a scientific understanding of human nature, which resonates with my cosmic perspective.
	Neal Stephenson	David Hume	Jean-Paul Sartre	Hume's empiricism and skeptical inquiry provide a solid foundation for understanding reality, which is something my pragmatic, techno-focused mind can really get behind.
	Louis Pasteur	René Descartes	David Hume	As a scientist, I appreciate Descartes' emphasis on reason and analytical thinking, which laid foundational work for scientific methods.
	Albert Einstein	David Hume	Friedrich Nietzsche	As a man of science, I appreciate Hume's emphasis on empirical evidence and skepticism, which aligns more closely with my own pursuit of understanding the universe.
	Ada Lovelace	David Hume	René Descartes	As a fan of empirical data and the scientific method, I vibe more with Hume's skepticism and emphasis on experience over Descartes' rationalism.
	Doogie Howser	David Hume	Ludwig Wittgenstein	Dude, Hume's empirical approach laid the foundation for modern science, making him the OG of understanding human nature.
	Buckminster Fuller	Ludwig Wittgenstein	David Hume	Wittgenstein's exploration of language games aligns with my focus on comprehensive understanding and the impact of language on human experience.
	Doogie Howser	David Hume	John Locke	Dude, Hume totally rocks with his skepticism and empiricism, which really shook up how we think about knowledge and reality.