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Einstein Letter Goes on Sale

Posted by samzenpus on from the read-what-a-smart-guy-says dept.

ErkDemon writes "For any Slashdotters who want a piece of frameable Einstein memorabilia, a letter from A.E. to Eric Gutkind goes on sale at Bloomsbury Auctions today (May 15th). The content of the letter mostly deals with Einstein's views on religion. (Einstein pronounces himself rather unimpressed by the whole idea and rejects it as "childish.") The Guardian has printed a translated excerpt from the letter."

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  1. good choice of words by Tom · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Excellent choice of words there. "childish" is perfectly adequate. "God" is of the same order of things as Santa Claus, the tooth fairy and the easter bunny.

    Except I don't know anyone murdered or tortured in the name of the easter bunny, and I'm not aware of anyone blowing himself up to honour the tooth fairy.

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  2. Re:No it's not by geekoid · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "I'm not a creationist."

    Actually you have to be if you believe a god created the universe.
    They go hand in hand. That doesn't mean you believe God created everything in 6 24 hour period, but it does mean that at some point God started everything with a plan.

    Atheism is not a belief in a randomized universe.

    In fact, it's not a belief at ALL.
    Your last statement shows that you have no idea about atheism or religion, what a dumb shit.

    It's not a belief, how can it be a myth?

    I mean, you clearly don't even understand what a theory is. Please tell me how you test the laughable 'theory'?
    It's a supernatural belief, by definition it can't be tested.

    "Science can explain how a universe could be intelligently designed."
    this sentence is completely meaningless.

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  3. Re:My short rant by trichotomy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You may not agree with the bible. However, it's not about the bible, but who the bible reveals. Just remember that. Who it reveals? Seems to me that it often reveals the reader's own preconceptions. But who wants to remember something like that when they can choose some religious megalomania (thinly disguised as humility) instead? The bible, like so many other books, is something of a mirror. When a jackass peers in, don't expect a prophet to peer out.