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David Ray Griffin

1939 - 2022

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David Ray Griffin (August 8, 1939 – November 2022) was an American professor of philosophy of religion and theology and a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. Along with John B. Cobb, Jr., he founded the Center for Process Studies in 1973, a research center of Claremont School of Theology that promotes process thought. Griffin published numerous books about the September 11 attacks, claiming that elements of the Bush administration were involved. An advocate of the controlled demolition conspiracy theory, he was a founder member of Scholars for 9/11 Truth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Ray Griffin is the 1,215th most popular philosopher, the 9,870th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,453rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Philosopher.

David Ray Griffin is a prominent American philosopher and theologian who is best known for his work on 9/11 conspiracy theories. He has written several books and articles that question the official story of the events surrounding the 9/11 attacks and argue for an alternative explanation.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, David Ray Griffin ranks 1,215 out of 1,267. Before him are George Henry Lewes, R. C. Sproul, Paul Kurtz, Yuval Steinitz, Mary Midgley, and Alexander Tarasov. After him are Simon Blackburn, Charles Hartshorne, Alice von Hildebrand, Gary L. Francione, Raya Dunayevskaya, and Catherine Malabou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, David Ray Griffin ranks 526. Before him are R. C. Sproul, Mary K. Gaillard, Karel Schoeman, Göran Sonnevi, Spencer Davis, and Hadi Khosroshahi. After him are Alfredo Bryce, Paul Drayton, Gennadi Volnov, Valerie Harper, Jose Maria Sison, and Zbigniew Namysłowski. Among people deceased in 2022, David Ray Griffin ranks 529. Before him are Enrique Rodríguez, Tomás Boy, Ilkka Kanerva, Richard Taruskin, Claes-Göran Hederström, and Héctor Pulido. After him are Gianni Celati, Danny Ongais, David Brenner, Jose Maria Sison, Zbigniew Namysłowski, and Judith Durham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ray Griffin ranks 9,872 out of 20,380. Before him are Sabu (1964), Lam Jones (1958), Christy Mathewson (1880), Joey Castillo (1966), Wes Borland (1975), and Nancy Travis (1961). After him are Hugo Black (1886), Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), Richard LeParmentier (1946), Charles Vinci (1933), Isaac Kashdan (1905), and Method Man (1971).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, David Ray Griffin ranks 75. Before him are Robert Brandom (1950), James Burnham (1905), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Michael Novak (1933), R. C. Sproul (1939), and Paul Kurtz (1925). After him are Charles Hartshorne (1897), Gary L. Francione (1954), Cornel West (1953), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Ned Block (1942), and Stephen Walt (1955).

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