(February 8, 2014 at 9:05 am)Drich Wrote: Voltaire, he predicted the end of Christianity with in 100 years of his death. Ironically the Geneva bible society bought his house and used it to distribute bibles out of. I like Voltaire because he is the father of 'epic fail.'
At least he, unlike Biblical prophets, had the balls to make a precise prediction and give it a time frame. If he'd have said "someday, Christianity will die out", then his prediction could never be proven wrong (and, like Biblical prophecy, it would be worthless).