infinite_monkey Posted April 8, 2003 A human being is a part of this whole, called by us ‘Universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to apportion for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. — Albert Einstein well i like it and i assume others will to. Einstein, he truly was great. I suggest people read as much einstein stuff as they can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Auxin Posted April 8, 2003 If you really examine Einstein quotes like that you'll se a buddhist theme emerge, heres why: "The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual and a meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description... If there is any religion that would cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism"- Albert Einstein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gilbert Nolander Posted April 12, 2003 "I want to know God's thoughts,..... the rest are details.." "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." "True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness." "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind." All quotes from Einstein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelema Posted April 15, 2003 I have a real problem invoking Einstein as a quote of Wisdom: He was a guy who saw a different way to imagine physics. But that doesn't mean the guy has any INTERIOR insight. Or does it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptameanie Posted April 30, 2003 Well, I think he was pretty on the ball with his philosophy and politics(he was a socialist).And I think an understanding of physics is a better way to understand the mysteries of the universe than knowledge of any mystico-religous system. Though I too find his deification as wisdom incarnate to be a bit icky. Heh heh...I like the quote about human stupidity. BTW, there is an alledged Einstein quote where he apparently supports astrology. It's on a lot of astrology websites. He didn't say it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest socratus Posted March 18, 2011 Einstein , Religion and Personal God. Einstein had different opinions about Religion . a)Sometime he thought that God is a Cosmic Universal Intellect. Sometime he did not believe in a personal god. c) Sometime he did believe in a personal god: From the Book: “ Ideas and opinions by Albert Einstein” Edited by Carl Seeling. 1996. Part: About religion. / Page 46. “The situation may be expressed by an image: Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Though I have asserted above that in truth a legitimate conflict between religion and science cannot exist “ Page 47. “The main source of the present-day conflicts between the spheres of religion and of science lies in this concept of a personal God.” Page 48 “ 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.” Page 48. “…. , teachers of religion must have the stature to give up the doctrine of a personal God,… “ “ After religious teachers accomplish the refining process indicated they will surely recognize with joy that true religion has been ennobled and made more profound by scientific knowledge.” Page 49. “ And so it seems to me that science not only purifies the religious impulse of the dross of its anthropomorphism but also contributes to a religious spiritualization of our understanding of life.” /Source: Science, Philosophy and Religion. A Symposium, published by the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion in Their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life, Inc., New York, 1941./ d) Sometime he said respectful words about the Bible. Sometime Einstein said: Bible is 'childish'. A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish" has sold at auction for more than $400,000. ======= . . Best wishes. Israel Sadovnik. Socratus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
botanika Posted March 18, 2011 Don't forget his university sweetheart and scientific collaborator Mileva Maric... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelema Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. Another Einstein quote. Come on! Pretty pathetic if you ask me. Obviously quoting this guy is a symptom of adoration-pathology. It's pretty clear to me he mumbled just as much rubbish and low brow stuff as anyone else. Switch to his kitchen: QUOTE "Bitte Einen 'ere Bitchen mit ma Kaffe!" -you don't see this line quoted much do you? Edited March 18, 2011 by Huichol_Eyebrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted March 19, 2011 image no good, forbidden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballzac Posted April 7, 2011 Works for me... It works for you because you've already looked at it and you're viewing it from your cache. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devance Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) If you really examine Einstein quotes like that you'll se a buddhist theme emerge, heres why: "The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual and a meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description... If there is any religion that would cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism"- Albert Einstein So a lot like Star Trek. But in Star Trek they were were running around with a lot of antimatter for their engines [only warp 12, photon torpedoes, and lasers, but had nice military uniforms. http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~cheshire/EinsteinQuotes.html Alot of quotes. [Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." ] [A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." [ Guess who made war worse nuclear bomb]. A couple not in. But not some recorded. [i'd wish I had burned my hands off before i wrote a letter to the president that germany was developing a nuclear bomb. A hebrew but a agnostic, not religious.But became a national security state icon. The reason his hair sticks that way was he was into slapstick comedy after a older age. So I don't think buddhism was his prime directive. But as for advoiding[avoiding a personal God and avoid dogmas] is not going to be successful, if there is God and Einstein tried it. And bugged out before w2 to the us. A limited scientific idea of human social historical record like communist are very fond of presenting but not true so the only human life is from what god says or how the national security says.. Like the catastrophe of Japan 1 2 3 reactors blow up they sent in 50 employees to get 4 reactor cooled down[electrical line to get the pump going very radioactive]].They are heros but it takes a lot of dead heroes for a political/economic[cheapist] mistake. I have come with two terms. 1 One is reincarnation [ like being reborn as a baby or a national historical memory like a grave site. 2 In Christian theology whats said is about Embodyment. A new body and mind but the same person.. Edited May 30, 2011 by devance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nabraxas Posted June 1, 2011 ‘God doesn’t play dice with the universe’ Einstein was actually one of the originators of the quantum theory. In 1905 he explained the photoelectric effect — the basis of the solar cell in, for example, solar panels —using Planck’s idea of photons of light. But in later years he came to hate the whole theory, and by the time he died he absolutely refused to accept that quantum theory was the last word. But he was very isolated in adopting this attitude.The rules of quantum mechanics forbid you from saying in any individual case what will happen. So quantum theory is basically a statistical theory, like roulette or dice. You can only give the odds. Although quite precise and mathematical from the statistical point of view, you generally cannot say in any particular case what the outcome is going to be. Einstein hated that idea. He hated the notion that the future was intrinsically indeterminate. http://www.abc.net.au/science/morebigquestions/stories/s540596.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballzac Posted June 1, 2011 Perhaps if Einstein was alive to see Bell's inequality, he would have felt differently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
