“Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.”
-Albert Einstein
On the shoulders of giants indeed. It requires from us our best efforts and cheerful acknowledgment.
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”
-Albert Einstein
Whether it is science, religion, art, or philosophy, any method of perceiving reality can at best be an approximation. If it works most (some) of the time, great. But it is still just an approximation.
With certainty comes a much less interesting world. That’s the reality of it.
“Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.”
-Albert Einstein
Technology inherits no ideology, no affiliation, no morality. It is the domain of every human inclination, and merely amplifies whatever is applied to it.
Use with caution.
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“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.”
-Albert Einstein
When in doubt, tell the truth; but don’t expect it to always be easy.
“Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.”
-Albert Einstein
Law, after all, is an expression of the human mind, not, necessarily, of the human heart.
As much as Congress seems intent on weighing in on matters beyond its control – from MoveOn.org to Rush Limgaugh – it serves no purpose than to engender intolerance. A muddling of what freedom of expression really means – a sign of the times.
One or the other may be repugnant (and in fact, one is – the one that smokes a cigar – but that’s just my opinion).
Freedom of public expression does have its limits. But those limits should never be any one ideology’s – or idealogue’s – comfort zone.
Freedom hurts. Get over it. Not everybody is going to be just like you. Or me.
Thank God.