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Abraham trumps Jesus though. Without Judaism, there would be no Christianity or Islam.

I'm going to throw down and say Socrates, who affected a whole culture which has spread itself world-wide. He is also indirectly one of the founders of the scientific method.

Ohh another big one is Adam Smith (if I'm to credit him with the rise of capitalism, and at this point I am). Capitalism was the cause of colonialism, resulting in the development of North America and the quasi-enslavement of Africa, South America, and parts of Asia.

tisonlyi: "Stole" is such a harsh word. How about "embraced"?

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