Merle, I suspect Joe may have an anti-Jewish streak here even though Einstein was NOT a practicing Jew...
Edgar On May 5, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Merle Lester wrote: > edgar.. > > i am reading a book on einstein's life at moment.. > > he was down right cruel to his first wife... > > he's no saint.. > > just human.. > > joe sees the other side,,, merle > > Joe, > > Your criticism of Einstein is entirely unfair and uninformed. Not only was he > the greatest scientist of the 20th century but a great humanitarian, > philosopher and very spiritual person as well. > > One wonders where all the personal venom of your attacks are coming from. > > Here for example is a photo of Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore the great > Indian poet and philosopher together..... > > > <tagore-einstein.jpg> > > Edgar > > > > On May 4, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Joe wrote: > >> William, >> >> Just vastly over-rated and misrepresented. Casting any individual into a >> "genius" category does more harm to everyone than it does good for the one >> individual. He was a one-trick pony, and the one trick was at the expense of >> his being a whole human being. No one should envy the poor man. >> >> --Joe >> >> > Email <brintala@...> wrote: >> > >> > My point being that Einstein, one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th >> > Century. The epitome of rational thought and logical thinking believed >> > that "imagination" was superior. Now when I think of imagination I think >> > of a level of thought beyond forms. Unbound by structure or preconception. >> > He may not have been referring to the holy zen concept of no thought but >> > he did reference often that he would stop thinking and the ideas would >> > come. His "unconscious" the "collective unconscious" ? Some way of being >> > outside of his brain. >> > >> > >> > “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If >> > you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” >> > >> > I'm completely in the dark regarding your thoughts on this man. >> > > >
