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5-13-2008 12:13 AM500 views
arifsali says:
In the letter, he states: "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this."
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5-14-2008 8:50 AM
Johanna_G
Praised be the headline you've furnished your clip with, arifsali. Indeed, relativity is Einstein's issue not only in physical regard.

I ask permission to draw a parallel to Kant, who wrote:
"Every initiatory step in the realm of religion, which we do not take in a purely moral manner but rather have recourse to as in itself a means of making us well-pleasing to God and thus, through Him, of satisfying all our wishes, is fetish-faith."

Immanuel Kant: Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone; book four, part two, 4. Concerning the Guide of Conscience in Matters of Faith
On the other hand, Kant, the same Kant, wrote in a letter to Jung-Stilling (1789):
"Sie tun daran ...
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