What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

[goeduck]

Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of orator. ... He is an independent force in the world. ... whoever can command this power is still formidable

-Churchill

 

[goeduck]

I fear one day I’ll meet God; he’ll sneeze and I won’t know what to say

 

[BravoXray]

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
― Albert Einstein

That quote is taken out of context of a much longer essay written by Einstein.

In a letter written in 1954 he wrote this:

“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still purely primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can change this for me.”

What is clear from Einstein’s writings on science and religion, though, is that he didn’t believe in a personal God, and saw theistic religion as a man-made fiction.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

That quote is taken out of context of a much longer essay written by Einstein.

In a letter written in 1954 he wrote this:

“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still purely primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can change this for me.”

What is clear from Einstein’s writings on science and religion, though, is that he didn’t believe in a personal God, and saw theistic religion as a man-made fiction.

Thank you for that. The quote was attributed to Einstein exactly as I posted it. I guess you can't trust anyone any more. I don't know what their motivation was, but it is patently dishonest.

 

[BravoXray]

Thank you for that. The quote was attributed to Einstein exactly as I posted it. I guess you can't trust anyone any more. I don't know what their motivation was, but it is patently dishonest.

The quotes of many famous and celebrated people are taken out of context. One has to do a little digging to uncover the entire context of what they meant to convey.
People have done this forever, using out of context quotes to bolster their reasoning or argument. When I read some of these, my BS alarm immediately goes off.

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[goeduck]

I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

- Al Gore

Al should have consulted Abe

 

[RobertEH]

Please describe your problem using as many words as necessary and as few as possible.

 

[goeduck]

25 words or less

 

[/pine]

I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

- Al Gore

Al should have consulted Abe

And NYC should have been under water 10 years ago...LoL...!