02-16-2022, 10:42 PM
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"In a 1930 essay, Einstein expressed this another way: "To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there is something that our minds cannot grasp, whose beauty and sublimity reaches us only indirectly: this is religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I am a devoutly religious man."
from The Atlantic, 10/7/2012
In that sense, I hold with Einstein.
Where I live, in the United States, whether you're a scientist or first grader, the US Constitution states:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Many people incorrectly think that this only means "freedom of religion", when, in fact, it also means "freedom from religion"; it has two parts, two clauses. Essentially that means that we can believe, or not believe, whatever we want, but cannot require others to believe as we do, or don't.
Even though most Americans (see link below) subscribe to some type of belief in God, the US government may not establish any religion, nor may it prohibit the free excercise. This has led to numerous court battles over the years. Sometimes the tension between the two clauses is palpable.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20...ef-in-god/
Of course, in a forum like this, we can argue faith and/or belief all we want, because no one is forcing anybody to believe or not believe anything.
"In a 1930 essay, Einstein expressed this another way: "To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there is something that our minds cannot grasp, whose beauty and sublimity reaches us only indirectly: this is religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I am a devoutly religious man."
from The Atlantic, 10/7/2012
In that sense, I hold with Einstein.
Where I live, in the United States, whether you're a scientist or first grader, the US Constitution states:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Many people incorrectly think that this only means "freedom of religion", when, in fact, it also means "freedom from religion"; it has two parts, two clauses. Essentially that means that we can believe, or not believe, whatever we want, but cannot require others to believe as we do, or don't.
Even though most Americans (see link below) subscribe to some type of belief in God, the US government may not establish any religion, nor may it prohibit the free excercise. This has led to numerous court battles over the years. Sometimes the tension between the two clauses is palpable.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20...ef-in-god/
Of course, in a forum like this, we can argue faith and/or belief all we want, because no one is forcing anybody to believe or not believe anything.