Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco vs. Robert G. Ingersoll
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco
1896 – 1966
Soviet Union
Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco was a prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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"You demand proofs, you say that now there are neither miracles nor saints. Why should I give you theoretical proofs, when today there walks in the streets of Pa…"
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Robert G. Ingersoll
1833 – 1899
Law
United States
agnosticism
Robert Green Ingersoll, nicknamed "the Great Agnostic", was an American lawyer, writer, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism.
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"The priest said to the man who married: “Remember that you are caught for life. This door opens but once. Before this den of matrimony the tracks are all one wa…"
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Connections
Robert G. Ingersoll was influenced by Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Shared era: 1896 – 1899
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