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Voltaire2

(14,724 posts) Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:58 AM Dec 2018

Einstein's last words on gods. [View all]

The word God is for me nothing but the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of venerable but still rather primitive legends.

No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change anything about this.

The God Letter. 1954.

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Einstein's last words on gods. [View all] Voltaire2 Dec 2018 OP

Sad. He missed it. It's not about the stories, it's about the moral philosophy it embodies. pdsimdars Dec 2018 #1

Well said, pdsimdars, well said! pazzyanne Dec 2018 #2

So you know more than Einstein? rickyhall Dec 2018 #4

Einstein may have been a genius, PatSeg Dec 2018 #14

Obviously more about religion than he did. pdsimdars Dec 2018 #55

I have witnessed the moral compass of Evangelicals ... BlueJac Dec 2018 #5

Some Atheists have only one moral compass, not all, just NeoLiberal economics. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #6

Lulzd. "Some atheists"". Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #42

Only because they have not read or studied her. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #44

Oh, so theists get a pass because they are idiots. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #45

Just like some Atheists get a pass. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #46

No I couldn't know you were giving Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #47

And what "moral philosophy" is that? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #8

The homophobic one that says women should be subservient Major Nikon Dec 2018 #20

It also says you shouldn't eat pork or shellfish... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #33

Well there's that Major Nikon Dec 2018 #35

"Chop the top of your dick off!" Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #36

Paul was the the preeminent marketing guy Major Nikon Dec 2018 #39

He's the reason for the season. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #40

The reason Mary and Joseph couldn't get a room was the Christmas season Major Nikon Dec 2018 #41

Spoken like a real religious person. You have it right. Others don't. You know what is wrong with wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #9

see! who needs it certainot Dec 2018 #11

I find it offensive that you think it "ironic" that people who "profess" being atheists have the... Javaman Dec 2018 #15

If the threat of an imaginary hell is really needed... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #21

+1 nt Javaman Dec 2018 #23

I think you missed what I said. . . . pdsimdars Dec 2018 #56

you said "profess" in regards to atheism. Javaman Dec 2018 #59

Javaman, I hope you don't feel that your post is out of place. Mariana Dec 2018 #60

Yeah, a moral framework like kids should be slaughtered form making fun of bald guys, /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #16

Which moral philosophy? Which moral framework? trotsky Dec 2018 #19

Actually, the Bible is silent on abortion, except for a passage in numbers that seems to mandate it LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #28

Thanks for posting this chapter and verse. yellerpup Dec 2018 #30

Ah, if only it were that easy. trotsky Dec 2018 #38

"Moral Philosophy"?!...really?... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #24

Moral philosophy?? Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #27

Really? PJMcK Dec 2018 #29

Yes, pdsimdars. Polly Hennessey Dec 2018 #31

Good point to keep in mind pdsimdars Dec 2018 #57

Hint... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #58

Interesting take. Reminds me of the Karl Marx quote calimary Dec 2018 #3

Marx takes the idea to the next level Major Nikon Dec 2018 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #7

Well, this thread didn't disappoint. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #10

Flashback Major Nikon Dec 2018 #22

That's just one man's opinion. But what a person! erronis Dec 2018 #12

Yes, erronis. Polly Hennessey Dec 2018 #32

It's astounding anyone can believe in magical BS. Red Raider 85 Dec 2018 #13

A study in contrast Cartoonist Dec 2018 #17

remember he was around for the rise of fascism in germany where certainot Dec 2018 #18

Not quite every German... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #25

Which might at first seem to contradict his statement "God does not play dice with the universe" still_one Dec 2018 #26

He was, I hesitate to say this, speaking metaphorically. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #43

Correct still_one Dec 2018 #48

It's interesting that there was and is so much interest in Einstein's MineralMan Dec 2018 #34

Is anyone an expert in The metaphysical? still_one Dec 2018 #49

Impossible, since it does not exist. MineralMan Dec 2018 #50

.................................................................. still_one Dec 2018 #51

Metaphysics is just what's left over after all the physical questions are answered marylandblue Dec 2018 #54

I have a red phone directly to the Almighty Major Nikon Dec 2018 #52

trump thinks he has ultimate power, I hope the red phone isn't linked to his, or we all are in deep still_one Dec 2018 #53