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Hi Guys, here's a popular quote from Einstein that probably might motivate you if you haven't seen it:

Albert Einstein walked to the front of his classroom, took a piece of chalk and started writing: 9 x 1 = 9, 9 x 2 = 18, 9 x 3 = 27, and so on, all the way to 9 x 10 = 91. The students broke out into laughter, obviously, the correct answer to 9 x 10 is 90, not 91. Once the laughter stopped, Einstein explained, despite the fact that I analysed 9 of the questions correctly, no one congratulated me, instead, everyone noticed and laughed at the one mistake I made. Einstein point was that no matter how successful you are, one mistake would be easily spotted by society. Mistakes are part of the progress, for one whom never makes a mistake is one whom does nowt.

Hi Guys, here's a popular quote from Einstein that probably might motivate you if you haven't seen it: Albert Einstein walked to the front of his classroom, took a piece of chalk and started writing: 9 x 1 = 9, 9 x 2 = 18, 9 x 3 = 27, and so on, all the way to 9 x 10 = 91. The students broke out into laughter, obviously, the correct answer to 9 x 10 is 90, not 91. Once the laughter stopped, Einstein explained, despite the fact that I analysed 9 of the questions correctly, no one congratulated me, instead, everyone noticed and laughed at the one mistake I made. Einstein point was that no matter how successful you are, one mistake would be easily spotted by society. Mistakes are part of the progress, for one whom never makes a mistake is one whom does nowt.

Skittle-Head

As I recall...One Aw- Shit, can cancel out...99 Ata- Boys. - :]

Approximation

Albert Einstein also said this quote of inspiration — 'I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.'

chessfan124

Does evil exist?

The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied, "Yes, he did!"

"God created everything? The professor asked.

"Yes sir", the student replied.

The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are then God is evil". The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?"

"Of course", replied the professor.

The student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?"

"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question.

The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."

The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"

The professor responded, "Of course it does."

The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."

Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"

Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

The young man's name -- Albert Einstein.

Does evil exist? The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied, "Yes, he did!" "God created everything? The professor asked. "Yes sir", the student replied. The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are then God is evil". The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth. Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?" "Of course", replied the professor. The student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?" "What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question. The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat." The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?" The professor responded, "Of course it does." The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present." Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?" Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil." To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light." The professor sat down. The young man's name -- Albert Einstein.

Dukedog

God does not play dice with the universe.
God is not malicious.

Albert Einstein

Stop telling God what to do.

Niels Bohr

God does not play dice with the universe. God is not malicious. Albert Einstein Stop telling God what to do. Niels Bohr

NaturalBornTraveller

@chessfan124 #5 Einstein never said anything of such sort.

chessfan124

@NaturalBornTraveller said in #7:

@chessfan124 #5 Einstein never said anything of such sort.

Well said! It was my point about the original post but I didn't want to say in a way they might think is rude.

@NaturalBornTraveller said in #7: > @chessfan124 #5 Einstein never said anything of such sort. Well said! It was my point about the original post but I didn't want to say in a way they might think is rude.

NaturalBornTraveller edited

@chessfan124 Funny thing about Einstein and the quotes attributed to him.
Is that he never said most of them.

Edit: which reminds me of this quote by Yogi Berra. "I never said most of the things I said."

@chessfan124 Funny thing about Einstein and the quotes attributed to him. Is that he never said most of them. Edit: which reminds me of this quote by Yogi Berra. "I never said most of the things I said."