(at least i thought) he was pretty much an outspoken atheist, and i doubt if he'd use linguistic justification especially to support the idealogy behind a god whose existence he fervently denied. Einstein wasn't a linguist he was a mathematician, and although he had some interesting quotes regarding philosophy and religion (every one of which i've read has been the mirror opposite of that story), he probably struggled with words off the page and so at the very least the discussion between Einstein and professor most certainly wasn't that eloquent.
anyway, i'm not trying to bash the underlying meaning of the story, because it's good and all, but it's things like this that make me question:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" ---Einstein
When geniuses are still young boys (or girls) they do not have the intelligence to support such ideas, so they express it the best way they know how. You say Einstein was an outspoken atheist, but surely he wasn't one when he was a child...you expect a child to be eloquent? If you were an observer in a children's classroom and some kid got up and said those words, dare i say you would be pretty impressed? And then the child grows up, learns all kinds of things, goes through pain and joy and many many blows in life...and he changes. I'm sure you have changed many times since you were a child. Once you had dreams that now you have given up on; you were afraid of things, like for example, the DARK..but then with growing up you learnt that darkness is simply the absence of light (and where the flashlight is stored in your house). So, what are you saying? The words that WERE spoken aren't valid in their meaning...or even if it wasn't Einstein who said this, does the message not matter? Heh...you don't buy that story, but i had trouble
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(at least i thought) he was pretty much an outspoken atheist, and i doubt if he'd use linguistic justification especially to support the idealogy behind a god whose existence he fervently denied. Einstein wasn't a linguist he was a mathematician, and although he had some interesting quotes regarding philosophy and religion (every one of which i've read has been the mirror opposite of that story), he probably struggled with words off the page and so at the very least the discussion between Einstein and professor most certainly wasn't that eloquent.
anyway, i'm not trying to bash the underlying meaning of the story, because it's good and all, but it's things like this that make me question:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" ---Einstein
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