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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. Offtopic maybe, but ... by geekymachoman · · Score: 1, Troll

    .. believing is .. the same as not believing. Since, you still believe. You believe that there's God or you believe that there isnt a God. Anyway, objectivization of God is not good (but some people like that), and I think Einstein said that he don't believe in "the man on the sky with a beard", but he hasn't been specific about it. Anyway, IMHO, the only true path is to doubt/question everything, but it's easyer to believe that someone is watching us, and that we will "live" after death, since it gives us a meaning and security.

  2. Re:Absolutely not. by elucido · · Score: 1, Troll


    God is the mind of the universe. Is that better?

    Or, God is the collective mind of all beings in the universe. Is this more clear?

    And this mind intelligently designed the universe.

  3. Re:So the point of this story is? by Abcd1234 · · Score: 1, Troll

    So the atheists are trying to beat on the theists by proving that a really smart guy was one of them?

    No, it's to lay to rest, once and for all, the idea that Einstein was a theist. He wasn't. Get over it.

    And try getting over your martyr complex while you're at it.