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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
by aroberge 14y ago
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. - Albert Einstein. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/12/peopleinscience.religion http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/12/peopleinscienc... for a reference.
- rosser 14y agoPlease, let's not turn this thread into a tit-for-tat of Einstein quotes.
- mattgreenrocks 14y agoBut how will he be Right On The Internet then?
- adharmad 14y agoIts almost become fashionable to have an out-of-context quote by Einstein or some such famous scientist to support a religious position or intelligent design.
- rmc 14y agoAppeal to authority are very unscientific.
- amalag 14y agoI have to agree that the word 'god' is primitive. The closest in sanskrit is 'ishvar', or controller, it is not a designation of the highest divinity. I also think the concepts in the bible are also relatively primitive and make more emotional arguments than logical ones. The concept of the absolute truth and it's definition is a much more sophisticated approach to understanding reality as given in the vedic literatures. The absolute truth is defined as that from which everything emanates. Monotheistic thought was around thousands of years before the bible and judaism.