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12-23-2007, 09:50 PM
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|  A puzzle: Who said it?
What famous person made this statement when asked the question, "Do you believe in the God of Spinoza?" Quote: | I can't answer with a simple yes or no. I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God. We see a universe marvellously arranged and obeying certain laws, but only dimly understand these laws. Our limited minds cannot grasp the mysterious force that moves the constellations. I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but admire even more his contributions to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and the body as one, not two separate things. |
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12-23-2007, 10:07 PM
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Einstein.
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12-23-2007, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Geshtinnanna  Einstein. |
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Your turn... post a famous "agnostic" quote and see who can guess the one who said it. This could be fun. 
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12-23-2007, 10:35 PM
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“ What do you get when you cross an insomniac, an agnostic, and a dyslexic?
Someone who stays up all night wondering if there is a Dog.”
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12-23-2007, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Curious George Quote:
Originally Posted by Geshtinnanna Einstein. |
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Your turn... post a famous "agnostic" quote and see who can guess the one who said it. This could be fun. | Personally, I'd be surprised.
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12-23-2007, 11:48 PM
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As far as I know, Groucho Marx.
"There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy. All information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility."
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12-24-2007, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Symposium As far as I know, Groucho Marx.
"There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy. All information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility." | Jacob Bronowski, mathemetician, I believe. Don't know about the spelling on his name-- if I got it right.
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12-24-2007, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Skepticologist
Personally, I'd be surprised.
| Oh, you're such a skeptic! 
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