I have been reading/listening/watching numerous lists of best of 2007 and I thought in my opinion is the person of the year. In Estonia it is without doubt prime minister Andrus Ansip who not only hit the jackpot at the parliamentary elections in the Spring, but managed to create a coalition government excluding the Centre Party. However, in the world there are several people who could be up for the title: Benazir Bhutto for example, for her courageous return to Pakistan which unfortunately recently became a fatal decision. It could also be Steve Jobs for leading Apple into new heights with the iPhone and gorgeous Mac OS X Leopard and Macintosh computers (and for breaking the 200 dollar share price among downward spiralling tech share prices). The person of the year could also be Al Gore for his environmental campaign, although I still think he should have run for president of the US (perhaps he still will).
However, for me personally the person of the year is Richard Dawkins for his tireless fight for reason and science. I read his book the God Delusion and it had a big impact on me, restoring my belief in many ways to reason. It is really simple what he is trying to say and he is right: blind faith should not be outside of criticism and religion should not be tolerated as much as it is. I hope many people read his works and listen to the voice of reason. Then the world will be a better place for everyone.
Update: Some links:
The Official Richard Dawkins Website
The Time 100: Richard Dawkins
First chapter of The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins on BBC’s Have Your Say
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