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&ein(1879-1955)wasaGermaicalphysicist.Hedevelopedthegeheoryofrelativity,owopillarsofmodernphysigsidequantummeistein’sworkisalsoknownforitsihephilosophyofssteiknowninpopularass-energyequivalenulaE=mc2.Hereceivedthe1921NobelPrizeinPhysicsforhis“servicestotheoreticalphysiparticularhisdiscoveryofthelawofthephotoelectriceffect,apivotalstepiionofquantumtheory.

&eihaificpapersalongwithover150ificworks.Eiellectualatsandinalityhavemadetheword“Einstein”

synonymouswith“genius”

.

ThefollowingessayisfromSce,Philosion,ASymposium,publishedbytheSce,PhilosioioicWayofLife,InewYork,1941.

Promptsf

1.HowdoesEinsteindefine“sce”

?

2.WhatcharacterizestheaspiratiiousperstoEinstein?

3.HowdoesEihatsdreligioworealmsclearlymarkedofffromeachother?Andinwhatwaysaretheyinreciproterdepeionships?

4.Whatisthemaihepresent-dayflictsbetweenthespheresionandsce?

5.Uceswillstificmethodfailus?

&eihedoewithscouldberefutedbysce?Whyorwhynot?

7.HiousteachersreizethatreligionobledandmademoreprofouifiowledgeagtoEinstein?

8.WheredoessteritsgreatestsuccessagtoEinstein?Inwhatwaydoyouthinksemancipatepeople?

&ei“ahumbleattitudeofmindtrandeurofreasious,iseheword”

.Howdoyouuandahiswords?

&eihepathtogeyliesthrafterrationalknowledge”

.Howdoyouuandahiswords?

[1]Itwouldnotbediffietoaowhatweuandbysceisthetury-oldeetherbymeansofsystematicthoughttheperceptiblephehisworldintanassoaspossible.Toputitboldly,itistheattemptattheposteriorrestruofexisteheprocessofceptualization.ButwhenaskireligionisIotthinkoftheanswersoeasily.Aerfindingananswerwhichmaysatisfymeatthispartient,IstillremaiIeverunderanygtogether,eventoaslightextesofallthosewhohavegiveionserioussideration.

[2]Atfirst,then,insteadofaskingwhatreligionisIshouldprefertoaskwhatcharacterizestheaspirationsivesmetheimpressionious:apersonwhiouslyenlighteometobeonewhohas,tothebestofhisability,liberatedhimselffromthefettersofhisselfishdesiresandispreoccupiedwiththoughts,feelings,andaspirationstowhigsbecauseoftheirsuperpersoseemstomethatortantistheforceofthissuperpersohedepthofthegitsmeaningfulness,regardlessoftismadetouhistwithadivineBeing,forotherwiseitwouldnotbepossibletotBuddha1andSpiniouspersonalities.Agly,areligiouspersohesehehasnodoubtofthesigihosesuperpersosandgoalswhieitherrequirenorarecapableofrationalfoundatiohthesameyanessashehimself.Inthissensereligionistheage-oldendeavorofmankindtobeedpletelysciousofthesevaluesandgoalsandtlyttheheireffeeceivesionandsceagtothesedefinitionsthenaflithemappearsimpossible.Forsoainwhatis,butnotwhatshouldbe,asdomaisofallkindsremainnecessary.Religioherhand,dealsoionsofhumanthoughtanda:itotjustifiablyspeakoffadrelatioweenfacts.Agtothisihewell-knownflictsbetweenreligiohepastmustallbeasisapprehensioionwhichhasbeendescribed.

[3]Forexample,aflictariseswhenareligiousunityinsistsoetruthfulnessofallstatementsretheBible.Thismeaioionintothesphereofsce;thisiswherethestruggleoftheChurstthedalileoandDarwinbelongs.Oherhaivesofsadeaoarriveatfualjudgmentswithrespecttovaluesahebasisofstificmethod,andinthiswayhavesetthemselvesinoppositiioshaveallsprungfromfatalerrors.

[4]houghtherealmsiohemselvesareclearlymarkedofffromeachother,hereexistbetweerongreciprocalrelationshipsahiowhichdetermihas,heless,learnedfromsthebroadestsemeanswilltributetotheattaihegoalsithassetup.Butsohhlyimbuedirationtowardtruthaanding.Thissourceoffeeling,hsfromthesphereion.Tothistherealsobelohinthepossibilitythattheregulationsvalidfortheworldofexisteional,thatis,preheoreason.Iceiveofagehoutthatprofoundfaith.Thesituationmaybeexpressedbyanimage:scewithionislame,religionwithoutsd.

[5]ThoughIhaveassertedabovethatintruthalegitimateflireligionaexist,Imusthelessqualify3thisassertiononoialpoint,withrefereualtofhistions.ThisqualifihastodowiththeceptofGtheyouthfulperiodofmankind’sspiritualevolutionhumanfaedgodsinman’sownimage,who,bytheoperationsoftheirwillweresupposedtodetermiaoihephenomenalworld.Mansoughttoalterthedisposition4ofthesegodsinhisownfavorbymeansofmagidprayer.TheideaofGodiaughtatpresentisasublimation5ofthatoldceptofthegods.Itsanthropomorphic6characterisshown,forihefactthatmeheDivineBeinginprayersahefulfillmentoftheirwishes.

[6]ainly,willdenythattheideaoftheexisten,a7personalGodisabletoaansolace,help,andguidance;also,byvirtueofitssimplicityitisaccessibletothemostundevelopedmind.But,oherearedecisiveweakachedtothisideainitself,aisihebeginningofhistory.Thatis,ifthisbeingisomheneveryogeveryhumana,everyhumanthought,andeveryhumanfeelingandaspirationisalsoHiswork;howisitpossibletothinkofholdingmenrespoheirdeedsandthoughtsbeforesualmightyBeing?IngivingoutpuandrewardsHewouldtoaextentbepassionHimself.Howthisbebihegoodnessandrighteousnessas?

[7]Themaihepresent-dayflictsbetweenthespheresionandofsthisceptod.Itistheaimofscetoestablishgeneralruleswhichdetermihereciproeofobjedeventsintimeaheserules,orlawsofelygeneralvalidityisrequired—ismainlyaprogram,andfaithinthepossibilityofitsaentinprincipleisoialsuccesses.Buthardlyanyonecouldbefoundwhowoulddeialsudascribethemtohumaiohatonthebasisofsuchlawsredictthetemporalbehaviorofphenomeaindomainsredtyisdeeplyembeddedintheessofthemoderhoughhemayhavegraspedverylittleofthetsofthoselaws.Heneedonlysiderthatplaarycourseswithinthesolarsystemmaybecaladvahgreatexathebasisofalimitednumberofsimplelaws.Inasimilarway,thoughnotwiththesamepre,itispossibletocaladvahemodeofoperatioricmotor,atransmissionsystem,orofaaratus,eveha.

[8]Tobesure,whentheintoplayinaphenomenologiplexiste,stifiostcasesfailsus.Ohiher,inrediforafewdaysaheadisimpossible.helesshatwearetedwithaionohemainknowntous.Othisdomaihereachofexactpredibecauseofthevarietyoffaoperation,notbecauseofanylackoforderinnature.

[9]eedfarlessdeeplyiiesobtainingwithintherealmoflivingthings,butdeeplyehelesstoseheruleoffixedy.Ohiiheredity,aofpoisons,asforinstancealthebehavianigs.Whatisstilllaghereisagraspofsey,butnotaknowledgeoforderinitself.

[10]Themoreamaheularityofalleventsthefirmerbeeshisthatthereishesideularityforcausesofadifferentnature.Forhimheruleofhumannortheruleofdiviasaaturalevehedoewithseverberefuted,intherealsense,bysce,forthisdoalwaystakerefugeinthosedomainsinwhitifiowledgehasosetfoot.

[11]ButIampersuadedthatsuchbehaviorooftherepresentativesionwouldnotohybutalsofatal.Foradoewhichisabletomaiibutonlyinthedark,willofyloseitseffeankind,withincalculableharmtress.Irugglefortheethicalgood,teachersionmusthavethestature9togiveupthedoeod,thatis,giveupthatsourceoffearandhopewhithepastplacedsuchvastpowerinthehandsofpriests.IntheirlaborstheywillhavetoavailthemselvesofthoseforcesableofgtheGood,theTrue,aifulinhumahisis,tobesure,amoredifficultbutaninparablymoreworthytask.(ThisthoughtisglypreseSamuel’sbook,BeliefandA.)Afterreligiousteaplishtherefiningprodicatedtheywillsurelyreizewithjionhasbeenennobledandmademoreprofouifiowledge.

[12]Ifitisohegioemankindasfaraspossiblefromtheborigs,desires,andfears,stifigaidreligiohersehoughitistruethatitisthegoalofscetodiscoverruleswhichpermittheassodfoffacts,thisisnotitsonlyaiItalsoseekstoreduiohesmallestpossibleuallyiceptualelements.Itisinthisstriviionalunifianifoldthatitesgreatestsuccesses,eventhoughitispreciselythisattemptwhichcausesittreatestriskoffallioillusions.Butwhoeverhasuenseexperienceofsuccessfuladvahisdomainismovedbyprofouherationalitymademaience.Bywayoftheuandingheachievesafar-reatheshacklesofpersonalhopesaherebyattainsthathumbleattitudeofmindtrandeurofreasoniendwhiitsprofouhs,isioman.Thisattitude,hoearstometious,iseheword.Andsoitseemstomethatsotonlypurifiesthereligiousimpulseofthedross10ofitsanthropomorphismbutalsotributestiousspiritualizationofoflife.

[13]Thefurtherthespiritualevolutionofmankihemoreitseemstomethatthepathtogeydoeshroughthefearoflife,andthefearofdeath,andblindfaith,butthrafterratiohissehatthepriestmustbeeateacherifhewishestodojusticetohisloftyeduission.

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