yes bill..i know einstein was opposed to bomb however did he protest at it's use when the time came?..merle
*** One correction(addition) and one modification (replacement) to my post below: *** ...Bill!--- In [email protected], "Bill!" wrote: > > William! > > Talk about laying landmines... > > I ASSUME by the phrase 'ending the War with Japan' you're referring to the > atomic bombs dropped there; and I also ASSUME you're relating these > war-ending bombs back to Einstein's theories. If I've read this wrong please > let me know. The reason I accuse you of burying this landmine is that (as > I'm sure you know) Einstein was vehemently opposed to using any of his work > as the basis for building weapons - especially the atomic bomb; so the > 'credit' should not go to Einstein but to other scientists (mathematicians > and physicists) and engineers of that era - like Oppenheimer maybe? > > That said I will answer your question but I'll rephrase it just a little bit: > It is more in line with my zen practice (not more important) to be a good > parent (not raise a good child) than it is to develop technology (even if it > did help end a war). > > I've made previous reference to a circa 1945 essay by Arthur Koestler > entitled THE YOGI AND THE COMMISSAR. It explores the two different > approaches to 'changing the world'. The commissar attempts to change people > by changing society through governmental laws and acts. The yogi attempts to > change people by first changing himself, and then one other person, and then > one other, etc... The commissar works from the top down whereas the yogi > from the bottom up. I suppose in this case you could substitute 'scientist' > for 'commissar'. > > The zen I've been taught and practice is definitively a 'bottom up' approach. > So is being a good parent. > > I'M STILL ANXIOUS TO READ EDGAR'S RESPONSE TO MERLE'S ORIGINAL QUESTION: > "...and the point to make here is: what is the greater task: raising the good > child or figuring out relativity?" > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], William Rintala brintala@ wrote: > > > > I'd like to weigh in here. The question is way too nebulous to answer and > > is > > fraught with many linguistic landmines. I am certain that Adolph and > > Osama and > > Jeffrey Dahmer's mothers all raised good children. Einstein's greatest > > achievement wasn't his work on Relativity where he postulated that events > > viewed > > from different planes of reference appeared to obey different laws of > > physics. > > His greatest acheivement was his mathematical proof that matter and energy > > were > > the same. E=MC^2. He also did work on the photovoltaic effect and I > > think that > > it was what one hime his Nobel Prize. He devoted his later life to > > working on a > > Unified Field Theorem which I believe he never finished. So which is the > > greater task raising Jeffry Dahmer or ending the War with Japan? > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Bill! BillSmart@ > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Sun, May 5, 2013 7:53:37 PM > > Subject: [Zen] Re: blame game > > > >  > > Edgar, > > > > Merle asked a brilliant question in her post below. I'd like to hear your > > answer. The question was: > > > > "...and the point to make here is: what is the greater task: raising the > > good > > child or figuring out relativity?" > > > > What say you? > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >  joe and edgar.. > > > > > > he was too busy inside his head..and some circles say he was with autism > > >spectrum.. > > > > > > leave the everyday work to wifey...who by the way was a scientist in her > > > own > > >right till she met up with einstein.. > > > > > > as all wifey's they ended up carrying the baby, tending to baby, tending > > > to the > > >everyday whist the smart hubby does his thingi... > > > > > > not so with madame curie though... > > > > > > you have to be a strong woman to stand up to the male chauvinist pig..and > > > that > > >was einstein. > > > > > >  and the point to make here is: what is the greater task: raising the > > > good > > >child or figuring out relativity? > > > > > >  the point we can make here is einstein need not have married...made > > > misery > > >for the wifey.. > > > > > > did he think before he leapt and began breeding? > > > > > > > > > merle....  > > >  > > > > > > > > >  > > > Edgar, > > > > > > Poor slob didn't or couldn't take care of himself. True statement. > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > Edgar Owen wrote: > > > > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > > > Joe said Einstein was a jerk because he didn't comb his hair! > > > > > > > > Is that Zen? > > > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > >
