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Einstein Letter Critical of Religion To Be Auctioned On EBay

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-behind-me-science dept.

cheesecake23 writes "In an admirably concise piece in The Atlantic, Rebecca J. Rosen summarizes Einstein's subtle views on religion and profound respect for the inexplicable, along with the news that a letter handwritten by the legendary scientist that describes the Bible as a 'collection of honorable, but still primitive legends' and 'pretty childish' will be auctioned off on eBay over the next two weeks. Bidding will begin at $3 million."

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  1. Re:2012 by mcgrew · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    AFAICT, you don't have enough evidence to warrant a knowledge claim.

    Without evidence one way or another, the only logical conclusion is agnosticism. So why am I a Christian? Easy -- God has revealed himself to me. He'd reveal himself to you if you weren't so afraid he might actually exist.

    You won't find what you're not looking for, and you certainly won't find something you're sure doesn't exist.

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