On Jan 28, 4:18*pm, "Noah's Dove" wrote:
Albert Einstein Quotes

http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/einstein.htm

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this
or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to
know His thoughts; the rest are details.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable
superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able
to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more
certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not
lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith,
but through striving after rational knowledge.
Every one 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, and one in the face of which we
with our modest powers must feel humble.
The scientists' religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous
amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence
of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic
thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant
reflection.
There is no logical way to the discovery of elemental laws. There is
only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order
lying behind the appearance.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a
faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant
and has forgotten the gift.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious; It is
the source of all true art and science.
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of
course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge
is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods.
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
God does not play dice with the universe.


My favorate quote from Einstein!


God is subtle but he is not malicious.
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings as something separated from the rest-a kind of optical
delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison,
restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few
persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free from this prison by
widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and
the whole nature in its beauty.
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for
survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian
diet.
The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as
meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for
life.
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by
understanding.
Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.
The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a
little child entering a huge library. The walls are covered to the
ceilings with books in many different tongues. The child knows that
someone must have written these books. It does not know who or how. It
does not understand the languages in which they are written. But the
child notes a definite plan in the arrangement of the books---a
mysterious order which it does not comprehend, but only dimly
suspects.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own
reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he
contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous
structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a
little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend
only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a
feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has
nothing to do with mysticism.
The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion.
Herein lies the germ of all art and all true science. Anyone to whom
this feeling is alien, who is no longer capable of wonderment and
lives in a state of fear is a dead man. To know that what is
impenetrable for us really exists and manifests itself as the highest
wisdom and the most radiant beauty, whose gross forms alone are
intelligible to our poor faculties - this knowledge, this feeling ...
that is the core of the true religious sentiment. In this sense, and
in this sense alone, I rank myself among profoundly religious men.
The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is easier to
denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all
one's goodness and righteousness.
Intelligence makes clear to us the interrelationship of means and
ends. But mere thinking cannot give us a sense of the ultimate and
fundamental ends. To make clear these fundamental ends and valuations
and to set them fast in the emotional life of the individual, seems to
me precisely the most important function which religion has to form in
the social life of man.

* *http://www.gmau.org/ThinkingCaps/tcap29.htm

*Stephen Hawking

(A Brief History of Time, from the Big Bang to Black Holes), perhaps
the world's most brilliant astrophysist in discussing the Big Bang
theory stated, "It would be very difficult to explain why the universe
should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who
intended to create beings like us."

Johannes Kepler - Discoverer of the 3 Laws of Planetary Motion

Johannes Kepler lived from 1571-1630. He was a brilliant German
astronomer who made many incredible discoveries. He discovered the 3
laws of Planetary Motion which are still named after him. He also
determined that the tides were caused by the moon and that parallax
can determine star distances.

He literally believed that his scientific pursuits were a mission from
God. In his book, the Harmonies of the World, he wrote the following
conclusion in prayer to God:

“…I give thanks to thee, O Lord Creator, who has delighted me with Thy
makings and in the works of thy hands have I found joy. I have used
the mental talents you have given me, and I have now completed the
work to which you have called me. I have revealed the glory of your
works to those who will read my explanations, at least that part of
your infinite riches which my limited mind could grasp…finally, allow
that these demonstrations give way to Thy glory and the salvation of
souls and nowhere be an obstacle to that.”


He also was an astrologer, which many churches would frown on.


Sir Isaac Newton - Discover of the Laws of Gravity and Motion

Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most famous scientists of all time. He
was strongly motivated by his Biblical beliefs. In fact, he felt he
was personally involved in fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel 12:4
“Many shall go to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” History
shows that Newton actually wrote more about theology than he did about
science.

He was a co-inventor of calculus, the discoverer of the law of
universal gravitation and the three laws of motion. He also invented
the reflecting telescope and is the author of the most important book
of the scientific revolution (the Principia Mathematica).

Newton considered the Lord Jesus Christ the Savior of the world, and
also trusted and believed in miracles as expressed in the Bible. He
wrote strong papers refuting atheism and defending creation and the
Bible. In Newton’s own words, “I have a fundamental belief in the
Bible as the Word of God, written by men who were inspired. I study
the Bible daily.”

In explanation to the many incredible discoveries and advancements
that were made by Newton during the course of his career, Newton had
this to say, “All my discoveries have been made in an answer to
prayer.”

http://4thdayalliance.com/articles/g...l_astronomers/...


Did you know that Newton didn't believe in the Trinity? A shocking
heresy for a professor at "Trinity College" at Oxford. He avoided
being being ordained into the priesthood, a custom for leading
professors at the time, because of this. But he did spend a great
deal of time trying to decipher the "Bible Code"! The date he
calculated for doomsday was in 2060! But just like Newton, he only
mentioned it in an obscure letter to a friend, which didn't see the
light of day for 300 years!

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