this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
The conversation is impossible until you define god.-cofty
This is an excellent point. We can each define God in a different way if we choose to, when I say I believe in God..........I do not define God, I state my belief.
When you state you are an atheist, and there is no god, you do not define the non-existant god, you state your belief.
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
What he beleived about god is of no more significance than what the thought about Beethoven.-cofty
What people believe about God is singnificant to both you and me cofty. You show this with your posts. If I am mistaken, so be it. Learning about Einstien is also very interesting to me.
Fossils and evolution interest you, we are all different how exciting and fun that is
Kate xx
are we conscious after death?
if we don't understand why and how consciousness exsist now, how do we know it doesn't continue after death?
can consciousness survive the death of the body?
Space Madness, keep posting. Well done! Your opinion matters to us. Don't let harsh or blunt responses stop you considering things that Chemistry does not explain. You will find what you believe in your time.
Just like Einstien-he believed in God, but in his own way.
Kate xx
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
From the god-of-the-gaps thread..............
When Einstein discovered a complex equation to explain how energy is produced, he did not say it required supernatural intervention. He just accepted and believed God did it.-Kate xx
He really didn't-cofty
Oh yes he did, well I think so anyway atm - Kate xx
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
Einstein talked about God in a very ethereal way-anon
The way he talked about God, is semantics. The fact he talked about God, is the point for me.
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
Well as for Max Jammers take on it. Einstien expressed that finer speculation of science springs from religious feeling. So he is saying what caused scientific enquiry for him. It was the same for me. Maybe it's a Jewish thing, he expressed this in 1929 in New York. At this conference apparantly other scientists were saying words to the effect of keeping God out of the lab.
Religious feeling, athiest, agnostic, Spinoza's God, Personal God, Creator, Intelligent being.
All of the above words and pharazes can get us caught up in semantics. At age 50, I would say in loose terms Einstien believed in God, and that belief led him to his scientific enquiries and his amazing discoveries. I think Einstien actually did belive in God.
If any wish to argue the term "religious feeling" feel free to disagree with me.
From this excerpt I want to buy the book and learn more about him. I am interested in reading something I can grasp, that is not over my head. I may change my mind after reading more.
Kate xx
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
Thanks jgnat, I found it on another site too. I am going to buy this book. Its from Princeton Universty Press. It seems credible enough for me to buy-Kate xx
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
TD, Max Jammer eh? Thnaks for that-Kate xx
http://io9.com/5974468/the-most-common-cognitive-biases-that-prevent-you-from-being-rational.
the 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rationalthe human brain is capable of 1016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence.
but that doesn't mean our brains don't have major limitations.
These biases obviously occur with people regardless whether or not they are JWs. They occur to different degrees and affect family realtionships in different ways. But clearly in a high control cult like the WT, biases are likely to be worse and more damaging than in many others.
Good OP thank very much
Kate xx
this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.
i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.
i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.
J, Hofer, Thanks for posting even if it doesn't matter to you
