One of many by Einstein

So many people seem to admire what he said, then why are we at war more and more ?

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Originally Posted by NewWorldOrder

So many people seem to admire what he said, then why are we at war more and more ?

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I think the majority of people admire Einstein for his scientific genius, not for his pacifist/anti-war philosophy.

Unfortunately, war seems to be an inescapable result of international politics as practiced up to the present. I hope it won't be like that in the future.

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

A rather strange quote by a man so dedicated to science and one I have often wondered exactly what he really meant when he said it is:

"If the facts do not fit the theory, change the facts."

Anyone have any comment? I would find it extremely odd for Einstein to "fake" data, for he was a true scientist. So what did he mean? :confused:

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I have seen this quote before as "If the facts dont fit the theory, change the theory" (it is on a t-shirt I own) I will try to find out which is correct.

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Originally Posted by kilted exile

I have seen this quote before as "If the facts dont fit the theory, change the theory" (it is on a t-shirt I own) I will try to find out which is correct.

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Einstein actually did fudge the facts when he added the "cosmological constant" to the equations of his general theory of relativity to make them work. Strangely enough, some current cosmologists now think the cosmological constant is correct, based on observed phenomenon. Einstein may have been right even when he cheated.

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Originally Posted by Loki

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

-- Albert Einstein

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This one is my favorite. I find it so true to the world and current events right now.

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."


Classic. :nod:

" The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible. "

" The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. "

" The important thing is not to stop questioning. "

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

A rather strange quote by a man so dedicated to science and one I have often wondered exactly what he really meant when he said it is:

"If the facts do not fit the theory, change the facts."

Anyone have any comment? I would find it extremely odd for Einstein to "fake" data, for he was a true scientist. So what did he mean? :confused:

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I think Einstein may have been saying a number of things:

1) you have to be a revolutionary thinker and not be confined by what others deem possible or impossible.

2) maybe he was saying that sometimes we believe a certain theory is true for so long and twist the facts to fit it, but this is wrong.

Eg: people believed that the Earth was the center of our solar system and the sun revolved around it, and they tried to prove this through whatever observable facts they could. But then Galileo came along and proved that the sun is at the center of our solar system and established this as a fact. Therefore, Galileo changed the facts.

3) Einstein was being clever and funny, as he often was.

such a profound man! you don't hear things like anymore.

I'm suprised nobody has mentioned this inexplicable epoch of brilliance.

"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”

Albert Einsteinium.

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity."

"It's not that I'm so smart , it's just that I stay with problems longer ."

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

A rather strange quote by a man so dedicated to science and one I have often wondered exactly what he really meant when he said it is:

"If the facts do not fit the theory, change the facts."

Anyone have any comment? I would find it extremely odd for Einstein to "fake" data, for he was a true scientist. So what did he mean? :confused:

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Think outside the box. Don't trust the facts.
That's what I gather from the quote.

Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist