Albert Einstein

Science & Religion

Shawn Conn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:23:38 +0000

Science & Religion

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But science can only be created by those who are thoroughly imbued with the aspiration toward truth and understanding. This source of feeling, however, springs from the sphere of religion. To this there also belongs the faith in the possibility that the regulations valid for the world of existence are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason. I cannot conceive of a genuine scientist without that profound faith. The situation may be expressed by an image: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Mind Over Matter

Shawn Conn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:14:48 +0000

Mind Over Matter

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It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing.

Mediocre Minds

Shawn Conn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:14:15 +0000

Mediocre Minds

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.