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1. Real human
2, 4. Born between 1300 and 1800
3. Dead white male
5, 8. Born in Europe
6, 7. Not famous for arts or invention, not nobility
9. Not native speaker of a Romance language
10. Known for religion, philosophy, or science

Is he best known for science?

Born in what is now England?

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 5:09 pm

Is he best known for science?

No, at least if we're contrasting science with philosophy and religion.

wintergreen wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 6:00 pm

Born in what is now England?

No.

Born 1631 or earlier?

German philosopher?

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 6:43 pm

Born 1631 or earlier?

Yes.

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 6:51 pm

German philosopher?

Yes. Using the "first line of Wikipedia article" test of Germanness.

Whoops, meant to answer "no" to the 1631 or earlier question.

Are double conditionals allowed? As in “if yes X, if no Y”

Free guess: Immanuel Kant

Gonna do it.

Born in Prussia?

If yes, free guess: Immanuel Kant

If no, free guess: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 7:17 pm

Are double conditionals allowed? As in “if yes X, if no Y”

People certainly have before

Did he play on Monty Python's philosopher's football team?

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 7:18 pm

Free guess: Immanuel Kant

You got it! Congrats on avoiding the Kaliningrad trap.

whoop whoop! Felt pretty good about my "German Philosopher?" Grab

Dang, congrats. Instead of typing my clarifying question I should’ve just gone for the guess lol

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 7:29 pm

Dang, congrats. Instead of typing my clarifying question I should’ve just gone for the guess lol

Yeah, it's happened to me before.

For the record, conditionals like that are totally allowed.