Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 >> "A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, >> education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would >> indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment >> and hope of reward after death." >> >> - Albert Einstein >This quote seems more directed against Christianity than religion in >general. Yes, or any religion that uses punishment and reward as an impetus to follow moral codes of conduct. He doesn't seem to understand that some low class people are only motivated by fear and rewards, and that it is a stepping stone towards a higher understanding of morality. >But these quotes seem to confirm that he is not an outright atheist. Definitely not, but he was very ignorant about God. I tend to have the same opinion about Einsteins theism that is expressed on the site www.godandscience.com, and which I posted some time ago. He's actually contradicting himself a few place. In some places he says he doesn't believe in a personal God, but then in other places he says that he want's to know God's thoughts. Funny that he can't use his logical skills when he want to understand God - or maybe he just knows about Krishna's acintya-shakti :-) Ys, AKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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