Helekar would it not be proper to post Einstein's quote in the Organiser? After that Christian countries could save you from Jihad!
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:11:08 +0100 (BST), lazarus > demello > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >if some one questions the existance of your gods in > a very negative > >way ,what would you feel and how would you react, > Please revert back > >I want you to feel that one's food is another's > poison. > > > >Redkar > > > > Hi Redkar: > > Thanks for your email. I have no reason to believe > in any gods. > Irrespective of holding such a position, I would > welcome any > discussion on polytheistic mythologies and > superstitions. > > I append below a quote from Albert Einstein. Even > though I am an > insignificant speck compared to him, my view is > closer to his. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > > > The following quote from Einstein appears in > "Science, Philosophy, > and Religion, A Symposium", published by the > Conference on Science, > Philosophy and Religion in Their Relation to the > Democratic Way of > Life, New York, 1941. > > "The more a man is imbued with the ordered > regularity of all events > the firmer becomes his conviction that there is no > room left by the > side of this ordered regularity for causes of a > different nature. For > him neither the rule of human nor the rule of divine > will exists as > an independent cause of natural events. To be sure, > the doctrine of a > personal God interfering with natural events could > never be refuted > in the real sense, by science, for this doctrine can > always take > refuge in those domains in which scientific > knowledge has not yet > been able to set foot. But I am convinced that such > behavior on the > part of representatives of religion would not only > be unworthy but > also fatal. For a doctrine which is to maintain > itself not in clear > light but only in the dark, will of necessity lose > its effect on > mankind, with incalculable harm to human progress. > In their struggle > for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have > the stature to > give up the doctrine of a personal God, that is, > give up that source > of fear and hope which in the past placed such vast > power in the > hands of priests. In their labors they will have to > avail themselves > of those forces which are capable of cultivating the > Good, the True, > and the Beautiful in humanity itself. This is, to be > sure, a more > difficult but an incomparably more worthy task..." > > --- > Albert Einstein > > > > __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
