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>>14707287
overpopulation is a meme

Judging who the most influential person is based on the size of the religion they started is a little subjective. If that were the case, Jesus and Muhammad would be neck and neck . Both religions are comparable in their historical influence and the absolute population size of their adherents.

Personally my bet is on someone most people have never heard of. His name is Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist who devised methods that made it possible to feed hundreds of millions of people. If you are reading this right now there is about a 1/8 chance you owe your life to him without knowing it.