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Soren Kierkegaard

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (May 5, 1813-November 11, 1855)
    Wrote 'Either/Or,' 'Fear and Trembling,' 'The Sickness Unto Death' and 'Concluding the Unscientific Postscript'

Why he might be annoying:

    He wasn't a very cheery guy.
    As a boy, his father instilled a fanatical religious devotion in him that warped his mind.
    He believed that his family became doomed when his father had cursed God.
    He believed that Christianity was irrational, and that, that was the reason why it should be accepted.
    His works were all published under pen names like, 'Victor Eremita,' 'Judge William,' 'Hilarius Bookbinder,' 'Johannes Climacus' to name a few.
    His last name literally meant 'Church yard.'
    He suffered from an extreme melancholy his whole life and always doubted himself.
    He dearly loved his fiancé Regine, and although she reciprocated his love, he forced her to break the engagement.
    When writing on why he did this, he said, '...If I had not been a penitent...if I has not had my depression--marriage to her would have made me happier than I had ever dreamed of becoming. But being the person I unfortunately am, I must say that I could become happier in my unhappiness without her than with her--she had touched me deeply, and I willingly, would have done everything.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Realizing that breaking up his engagement might permanently soil Regine's reputation and prevent her from ever marrying, he pretended to be having several public affairs, thereby forcing her to dump him and maintaining her image.
    In 1843 alone, he published 6 books.
    He was strongly opposed to the way that Christianity was practiced in his time and believed that it needed to be brought back to what was described in the New Testament.
    He is considered one of the godfathers of existentialism.

Credit: Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 167 Votes: 55.09% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 219 Votes: 57.99% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 259 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 522 Votes: 57.28% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 220 Votes: 67.73% Annoying