50.8% of matchups won
303 matchups
Elo 1626
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/09/17
mission: Influence Western philosophy and Christianity · Theology and philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing50%
picked as helping wellbeing
248 matchups
56%
picked as hurting wellbeing
55 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
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Origen
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43.1% wins · Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
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Thomas Aquinas
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Epictetus
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31.8% wins · Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)
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Marcus Aurelius
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44.7% wins · Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
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Seneca
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55.4% wins · Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
Known for
- Formulated original sin
- Developed just war theory
- Wrote Confessions
- Bishop of Hippo
- Doctor of the Church
Based on 303 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/17. Full rankings ·
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