I hope those are real quotes. There are quite a few fake Einstein quotes floating around the web.
On 28 January 2014 05:18, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > John should read the book by Jammer on Einstein's religion. 2/3 of that >> book is really informative about Einstein's religion. >> > > Rather than read what Jammer had to say try reading what Einstein himself > had to say about God: > > "it was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a > lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal > God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If > something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded > admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal > it." > > And: > > "I have never imputed to Nature a purpose or a goal, or anything that > could be understood as anthropomorphic. What I see in Nature is a > magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and > that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility" > > And: > > "The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive." > > And: > > "A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, > education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would > indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment > and hope of reward after death." > > And: > > "I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the > structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to > appreciate it.” > > Although to a far less degree I will admit that Einstein was sometimes > guilty of the same sin that members of this list habitually commit, falling > in love not with the concept but with the English word "God" when all > Einstein meant is "awe at the structure of the world". > > > John seems to be unaware what God was for the greeks, >> > > John is board to death by the Greeks, scornful of their enormous ignorance > and utterly repelled by the unhealthy ancestor worship that is epidemic on > the everything list. > > > John acts in a way which is typical for the usual christians. >> > > Wow, calling a guy known for disliking religion religious, never heard > that one before, at least I never heard it before I was 12. > > John K Clark > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
