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To: longnshort who wrote (47451)	2/24/2014 10:00:28 PM
From: Greg or e	Respond to of 69300

"an attitude of humility ..." THAT right there proves it. Definitely NOT an Atheist.

To: longnshort who wrote (47451)	2/24/2014 10:28:28 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Why quibble? Millions who recognise the bible (and all religious dogmas) as nonsense, and who have no belief in god in any way, shape, or form...yet prefer to call themselves agnostic rather than atheist--especially if they are a public figure. The point is that they recognise the fairy tales in the bible and all other such fairy tales to be written by men out of fear and ignorance. Yes, he had a great sense of wonder and awe about the universe. All great thinkers do. But he also had a deep respect for Reason, for facts, and for honest thinking. Through the reading of popular scientific books I soon reached the conviction that much in the stories of the Bible could not be true. The consequence was a positively fanatic orgy of freethinking coupled with the impression that youth is intentionally being deceived by the state through lies; it was a crushing impression. Mistrust of every kind of authority grew out of this experience, a skeptical attitude toward the convictions that were alive in any specific social environment - an attitude that has never again left me, even though, later on, it has been tempered by a better insight into the causal connections. - Albert Einstein, Autobiographical Notes, edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp "I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one" Albert Einstein

To: longnshort who wrote (47451)

2/24/2014 10:54:04 PM

From: Solon

Read Replies (2) | Respond to 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