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who are the men in these avatars?

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who are the men in these avatars?
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who are the men in these avatars?
March 23, 2013 at 12:47 pm
I been seeing in several forums I go to people with avatars like these -

[Image: avatar_3027.jpg?dateline=1330818537]

like old paintings of people in victorian style clothing. There was another one from my other forum but the guy seems to have changed it - but his was a bald guy with a goatee and similar clothing to the previous one.

Are these people philosophers or who are they?
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 23, 2013 at 12:51 pm
You could just private message the person who has that avatar to ask him about it.
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 23, 2013 at 12:51 pm (This post was last modified: March 23, 2013 at 12:53 pm by Jextin.)
[Image: 000167319.jpg]

the other guy looked like this but bald

heres another

[Image: robert-hare-jean-jacques-rousseau-french...author.jpg]
(March 23, 2013 at 12:51 pm)Mr Infidel Wrote: You could just private message the person who has that avatar to ask him about it.

Yeah i did but no reply was curious if its like a philospher thing, like people who are intersted in philosophy use philosphers as avatars? ive only noticed it recently so wondering if its a new thing...or maybe its all the same person Lol!
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 23, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Might I recommend TinEye reverse image search?

http://www.tineye.com/
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 23, 2013 at 1:59 pm (This post was last modified: March 23, 2013 at 1:59 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(March 23, 2013 at 12:47 pm)Jextin Wrote: I been seeing in several forums I go to people with avatars like these -

[Image: avatar_3027.jpg?dateline=1330818537]
It's Emmanuel Swedenborg.

Just for the record, mine's the couple from Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 23, 2013 at 2:49 pm
(March 23, 2013 at 12:47 pm)Jextin Wrote: I been seeing in several forums I go to people with avatars like these -

[Image: avatar_3027.jpg?dateline=1330818537]

like old paintings of people in victorian style clothing. There was another one from my other forum but the guy seems to have changed it - but his was a bald guy with a goatee and similar clothing to the previous one.

Are these people philosophers or who are they?

My question is, why are you so worried about judging avatars when you have none? Whatever the choice, at least they added an avatar, not like some others....Angry
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 26, 2013 at 9:33 pm
(March 23, 2013 at 12:51 pm)Jextin Wrote: [Image: 000167319.jpg]

the other guy looked like this but bald

heres another

[Image: robert-hare-jean-jacques-rousseau-french...author.jpg]
(March 23, 2013 at 12:51 pm)Mr Infidel Wrote: You could just private message the person who has that avatar to ask him about it.

Yeah i did but no reply was curious if its like a philospher thing, like people who are intersted in philosophy use philosphers as avatars? ive only noticed it recently so wondering if its a new thing...or maybe its all the same person Lol!

The top guy is Galileo and the bottom is Rousseau. More importantly, why do you care?
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RE: who are the men in these avatars?
March 26, 2013 at 9:40 pm
(March 23, 2013 at 1:59 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:
(March 23, 2013 at 12:47 pm)Jextin Wrote: I been seeing in several forums I go to people with avatars like these -

[Image: avatar_3027.jpg?dateline=1330818537]
It's Emmanuel Swedenborg.

Quote:Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. In 1741, at the age of 53, he entered into a spiritual phase[7] in which he began to experience dreams and visions, beginning on Easter weekend of April 6, 1744. This culminated in a 'spiritual awakening', in which he received revelation that he was appointed by the Lord to write a heavenly New Church Doctrine to reform Christianity.

Sounds like he had a mini-stroke to me. Those can cause delusions.
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