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Old 09-01-2012, 12:08 PM #1
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"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
Albert Einstein. Who probably knew a little bit more about science than most of us.
Without providing the context for this statement, this quotation sounds completely different than what it meant.
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Without providing the context for this statement, this quotation sounds completely different than what it meant.
He also apparently described religious beliefs as "childish superstitions"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...ience.religion
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Without providing the context for this statement, this quotation sounds completely different than what it meant.
Einstein said a lot of things, many of which contradict each other. I was making a point... many scientists are religious. My cousin, for instance, is an astrophysicist and devout.... and he's not alone.
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