Ian Weinberg

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Timeless Einstein

Timeless Einstein

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It became apparent in my readings of Einstein over many years that he recognized that physicists and other scientists needed to be philosophers first and foremost. Philosophy created the passion for scientific exploration. Here then are some timeless, Einstein quotes on the subject.

What is the meaning of human life, or for that matter, of the life of any creature? To know an answer to this question means to be religious. You ask: Does it make any sense then, to pose this question? I answer: The man that regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life.

                                                                                                                                                                                 - 1934

Our actions should be based on the ever-present awareness that human beings in their thinking, feeling and acting are not free but are just as causally bound as the stars in their motion. 

                                                                                                                                                                                 - 1932

Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe – a spirit vastly superior to that of man ... In this way the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a special sort, which is indeed quite different from the religiosity of someone more naive.

                                                                                                                                                                                   - 1936

It is people that make me seasick – not the sea. But I am afraid that science has yet to find a solution for this ailment. 

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Comments

Sara Jacobovici

8 years ago#5

I appreciate the tag Ian Weinberg. Einstein was very human, but as close to "authentic" as only a handful of individuals I can name. And I refer to your definition of authentic: https://www.bebee.com/producer/@sara-jacobovici/a-stand-alone-comment-84917. I have this quote of his as the banner of my work when using the creative arts and metaphor in business: "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

Devesh 🐝 Bhatt

8 years ago#4

#9
i think Einstein called it an infantile disease, measles of mankind and Tagore called it a cruel epidemic of evil, when they met.
I have nothing profound to say. I'm sitting here chuckling. Einstein has always been one of my heroes. Everything he said delights me.

Ian Weinberg

8 years ago#2

Sara Jacobovici

Harvey Lloyd

8 years ago#1

All roads lead back to where you started, it just takes some longer to make the journey. Great thoughts Ian Weinberg

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