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Politics : Evolution
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To: longnshort who wrote (47451)2/24/2014 10:54:04 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (2) of 69300
 
" Albert Einstein's religious views have been studied extensively. He said he believed in the "pantheistic" God of Baruch Spinoza"

You are clueless about what that means, aren't you? Of course you are. LOL

Spinoza believed that God and Nature were a single substance--therefore synonymous. In other words, "god" was simply that which exists. I could call Nature "God", too...but I am not living in the burning times!

Einstein despised childish fables of primitive men and he pitied those who followed those fables--as I do.

"A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant. At the least, he is to feel pity for the adherent of another religion but usually it does not stop there. The faithful adherent of a religion will try first of all to convince those that believe in another religion and usually he goes on to hatred if he is not successful. However, hatred then leads to persecution when the might of the majority is behind it. In the case of a Christian clergyman, the tragic-comical is found in this... "

Einstein
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