What is love?

[Fnord]

A striking example of love at this level is found in the attraction which the magnet exercises for iron. All these forms of love are of the lowest type, since they are necessarily conditioned by the rudimentary consciousness in which they appear."

This fellow is beginning to read like Gavern Van Neikirk.

 

[edge]

Is fighting an oppressive force an act of hate?

No but the oppresive force is.

 

[edge]

So, knowing that you hate Breyer's ice cream is really love?

Do you have anything that wouldn't be placed prominently in a Hallmark card?

Some times.
Is it good enough for a Hallmark card?
It's all I had at the time, does it make sense?

 

[Robin]

Some times.
Is it good enough for a Hallmark card?
It's all I had at the time, does it make sense?

By the way, Edge, are you aware that in German the Einstein quote that forms part of your sig does not imply either gender nor the personal pronoun?

Since Einstein preceded this quote by explicitly rejecting the anthropomorphic God (twice) then they make no sense in the context.

A better translation is "In essence, my religion consists of a humble admiration for this illimitable superior spirit that reveals itself in the slight details that we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds . "

Here is the full quote from the book by Einstein's family friend Peter Bucky:

BUCKY:

You don't believe in God, then?
EINSTEIN:
Ah, this is what I mean about religion and science going hand-in-hand! Each has a place, but each must be relegated to its sphere. Let's assume that we are dealing with a theoretical physicist or scientist who is very well-acquainted with the different laws of the universe, such as how the planets orbit the sun and how the satellites in turn orbit around their respective planets. Now, this man who has studied and understands these different laws-how could he possibly believe in one God who would be capable of disturbing the paths of these great orbiting masses?

No, the natural laws of science have not only been worked out theoretically but have been proven also in practice. I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science. If there is any such concept as a God, it is a subtle spirit, not an image of a man that so many have fixed in their minds. In essence, my religion consists of a humble admiration for this illimitable superior spirit that reveals itself in the slight details that we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds .

"The Private Albert Einstein" by Peter Bucky, [Andrews Mcmeel Pub (June 1993)]

 

[edge]

No I wasn't aware.