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Summary: Audio Transcription and Paraphrasing: Further he says, “To this (religion) there also belongs the faith in the possibility that the regulations valid for the world of existence are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason.” When we’re observing the universe, there’s some order in the universe and the order is understandable by us rationally. This belief on the rationality of the existence of the order and our capability to understand the order is the foundation of any scientific endeavor. Einstein further says, “I cannot imagine a scientist without that profound faith.” It’s just not faith, but “profound” or deep faith. The foundational faith for the scientist is that there’s the order in the universe which could be understood by us. The faith in this order actually comes from religion. That means, an Intelligent being has put order in the nature and gave us the intelligence by which we can perceive that order. That faith comes from religion. “The situation
may be expressed by an image: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Through the phrase “religion without science is blind”, he means that the idea (the religious faith) that there’s an order in the universe can’t be verified without science. A blind person can’t see anything. The same way, what’s intuitively thought (the religious faith), will not be perceivable or confirmable without science. In that sense, religion without science is blind. Basically Einstein explains the symbiotic relationship between science and religion. Religion gives us the faith that we can understand and gives us the foundation and motivation to move forward. That’s how it removes the lameness. Then science confirms the belief. Several scientists such as Pascal and Einstein said that, the more one studies, the more one moves towards God. Kelvin said, “If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God”. Regarding the blind part, if we can’t see then we can’t know what’s out there. The faith that there’s a God and there’s a higher order in nature can be confirmed through scientific research. In that sense, religion without science is blind. Scientific endeavor can remove the blindness; can provide the illumination and confirmation for the foundational faith of religion. Today in Science History - Quickie Quiz
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 “Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition,” by Christiano Banti. (source) “Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.” — Albert Einstein In paper 'Science, Philosophy and Religion', (Sep 1940). More Albert Einstein quotes on science >>Albert Einstein (1 Oct 1940)Colorization © todayinsci (Terms of Use) (source)Please respect the colorization artist’s wishes and do not copy this image for ONLINE use anywhere else.Thank you.For offline use, click Terms of Use tab on top menu. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Context of Albert Einstein's quote “Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind”This much-circulated Einstein quote has some interesting sidelights. It was written in the paper 'Science, Philosophy and Religion', that Einstein prepared for initial meeting of the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion in Their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life, at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York City (9-11 Sep 1940). In Ralph Keyes, The Quote Verifier (2006), 51, Keyes compares Einstein's own subsequent quote: “Epistomology without contact with science becomes an empty scheme. Science without epistomology is—insofar as it is thinkable at all—primitive and muddled.” Alice Calaprice, in The Quotable Einstein (1996), 153, compares the earlier quote by Immanuel Kant: “Notion without intuition is empty; intuition without notion is blind.” Calaprice states Einstein made this quote in a written contribution to the Symposium, and gives its date as 1941, the date of publication (?) of the Symposium proceedings. Calaprice cites Einstein Archive 28-523; and Einstein's Ideas and Opinions, 41-49. Einstein laid out his agnostic views on religion late in his life, when on 3 Jan 1954, he wrote a letter of thanks, in German, to Jewish philosopher Eric Gutkind, who had sent him a copy of his book, Choose Life: The Biblical Call to Revolt. In this correspondance, written in the year before his death, Einstein explained his view of religions as “childish superstition:” “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this.” “For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions,” the letter continues. “And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people. As far as my experience goes, they are also no better than other human groups, although they are protected from the worst cancers by a lack of power. Otherwise I cannot see anything ‘chosen’ about them.” The letter has changed hands at ever-increasing prices, and in 2012 was sold on eBay, with bids starting at $3 million, just four years after it fetched $404,000 at auction. The lot included the letter and envelope, with its stamp and postmark. With two bids, the final sale price to an anonymous buyer when the auction closed on 18 Oct 2012 for was reported as $3,000,100. Quotes on | Agnostic | Atheism | Faith | Intuition | Science and Religion | Superstition |Context by Webmaster, with reference to quotes with sources as shown above and 'Einstein ‘God Letter’ Sold On eBay For Just Over $3 Million', on The Huffington Post website. (source) See also:
Nature bears long with those who wrong her. She is patient under abuse. But when abuse has gone too far, when the time of reckoning finally comes, she is equally slow to be appeased and to turn away her wrath. (1882) -- Nathaniel Egleston, who was writing then about deforestation, but speaks equally well about the danger of climate change today. Albert Einstein: I used to wonder how it comes about that the electron is negative. Negative-positive—these are perfectly symmetric in physics. There is no reason whatever to prefer one to the other. Then why is the electron negative? I thought about this for a long time and at last all I could think was “It won the fight!” ...(more by Einstein) Richard Feynman: It is the facts that matter, not the proofs. Physics can progress without the proofs, but we can't go on without the facts ... if the facts are right, then the proofs are a matter of playing around with the algebra correctly. ...(more by Feynman) What do you mean by science without religion is lame religion without science is blind?Einstein summarizes this coexistence by writing that “science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind” (49). Einstein's idea of religion is iconoclastic because it focuses solely on the feelings of mystery and human concerns and eliminates divine interaction.
When did Einstein say science without religion is lame?It comes from Einstein's essay “Science and religion,” published in 1954. “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” This quote is often used to show both Einstein's religiosity and his belief in the compatibility—indeed, the mutual interdependence—of science and religion.
Did Einstein say religion without science is blind?For Einstein, "science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." He told William Hermanns in an interview that "God is a mystery. But a comprehensible mystery. I have nothing but awe when I observe the laws of nature.
What did Albert Einstein say about science?“All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.” “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world.”
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