Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people:

[nhboy]

"LONDON (AFP) — Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday.

The father of relativity, whose previously known views on religion have been more ambivalent and fuelled much discussion, made the comments in response to a philosopher in 1954.

As a Jew himself, Einstein said he had a great affinity with Jewish people but said they "have no different quality for me than all other people".

"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.

"No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this," he wrote in the letter written on January 3, 1954 to the philosopher Eric Gutkind, cited by The Guardian newspaper."

AFP: Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter

 

[tommyjones]

"LONDON (AFP) — Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday.

The father of relativity, whose previously known views on religion have been more ambivalent and fuelled much discussion, made the comments in response to a philosopher in 1954.

As a Jew himself, Einstein said he had a great affinity with Jewish people but said they "have no different quality for me than all other people".

"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.

"No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this," he wrote in the letter written on January 3, 1954 to the philosopher Eric Gutkind, cited by The Guardian newspaper."

AFP: Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter

 

[Toxick]

Thank you for the commentary.


Now, why don't you head on over to the Horses forums and write about how everyone who likes equestrian sports are a pack of snivelling retards.

Or go into a singles forums and tell everyone what lonely losers they are.


I'm sure there's all sorts of fun you can have if you try.

 

[This_person]

"LONDON (AFP) — Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday.

The father of relativity, whose previously known views on religion have been more ambivalent and fuelled much discussion, made the comments in response to a philosopher in 1954.

As a Jew himself, Einstein said he had a great affinity with Jewish people but said they "have no different quality for me than all other people".

"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.

"No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this," he wrote in the letter written on January 3, 1954 to the philosopher Eric Gutkind, cited by The Guardian newspaper."

AFP: Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter

His bigotry against ideas other than non-religious ones is why he could not accept the Big Bang Theory - sounded too much like Genesis. Of course, it's the accepted theory, today.

More proof that scientists do NOT have open minds.

 

[tommyjones]

Thank you for the commentary.


Now, why don't you head on over to the Horses forums and write about how everyone who likes equestrian sports are a pack of snivelling retards.

They are

Or go into a singles forums and tell everyone what lonely losers they are.

they are

I'm sure there's all sorts of fun you can have if you try.

you are probably right, it would be so much more fun to just go around telling everyone where they should and shouldn't post

 

[Toxick]

you are probably right, it would be so much more fun to just go around telling everyone where they should and shouldn't post

Please quote the part where I told anyone what they should or shouldn't do.

 

[tommyjones]

Please quote the part where I told anyone what they should or shouldn't do.

please quote where i said you did

 

[forever jewel]

Grow up Toxick.

 

[tommyjones]

Grow up Toxick.

:myhero:

 

[Roberta]

"LONDON (AFP) — Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday.

The father of relativity, whose previously known views on religion have been more ambivalent and fuelled much discussion, made the comments in response to a philosopher in 1954.

As a Jew himself, Einstein said he had a great affinity with Jewish people but said they "have no different quality for me than all other people".

"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.

"No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this," he wrote in the letter written on January 3, 1954 to the philosopher Eric Gutkind, cited by The Guardian newspaper."

AFP: Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter

When Food critic and Italianjacka$$ find this thread the fun will begin!

 

[tommyjones]

When Food critic and Italianjacka$$ find this thread the fun will begin!

its all just another name for 2ndA

 

[forever jewel]

:myhero:

Just one of my many talents

 

[2ndAmendment]

its all just another name for 2ndA

Wrong again.

 

[tommyjones]

Wrong again.

only in your mind are your MPD's separate people

 

[2ndAmendment]

only in your mind are your MPD's separate people

You must rejoice in being wrong.

 

[Christy]

Didn't Einstein have a change of opinion when he found out he was dying? Or was that Darwin? Can't remember. I know it was one of them.

Who cares if Einstein believed in God anyway? :shrug:

 

[This_person]

You must rejoice in being wrong.

Needs the fight to give his life meaning, I suspect.

 

[tommyjones]

You must rejoice in being wrong.

not as much as you and your MPD's rejoice in THINKING you are righteous

 

[Gwydion]

More of his quotes


I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.

I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God. We see a universe marvelously arranged and obeying certain laws, but only dimly understand these laws. Our limited minds cannot grasp the mysterious force that moves the constellations. I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but admire even more his contributions to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and the body as one, not two separate things.

 

[This_person]

Didn't Einstein have a change of opinion when he found out he was dying? Or was that Darwin? Can't remember. I know it was one of them.

Who cares if Einstein believed in God anyway? :shrug:

The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer.

— Albert Einstein