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Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 07 July 2015 08:05:59AM 4 points [-]

Rationalists consider Darwin just about the greatest intellectual celebrity on their side, ever, even though by current standards many people today would have called him a loser in his 20's because of his adult virginity.

How much overlap is there between the "rationalists" and the "many people today"? Just because Mohammed is the most common first name and Wang is the most common last name doesn't mean Mohammed Wang is a common full name.