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To: discostu

No. The sexual escapades have nothing to do with the genius. The genius exists and cannot be gainsaid. The sexual escapades confirm Einstein as human. I think its unfair to run with one side of a complex human drama after the principals are dead and can’t give the nuances of the story. I’m not really interested in Einstein’s sex life even peripherally.

I am sorry for the personal pain you have experienced. Grown men and women often fall into poisonous relationships and have since earliest written history. That doesn’t change the personal pain but puts affairs in perspective.

God gave man/woman the opportunity to choose between good and evil. They often fail the test when it arises but an affair does not a monster make. That said I believe in honoring vows and forgiveness is not one of my personal strengths in that regard. I consider involving children unforgivable on either side. They are noncombatants and unable to defend themselves or understand the complexities of causation.


63 posted on 04/28/2017 8:17:38 AM PDT by JayGalt
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To: JayGalt

If you’re not interested then don’t watch it. Meanwhile it’s actually good to see the human side. We elevate heroes too much, it’s bad for us. For one thing it leads us to pretending there are perfect people in the world, and for another it discourages people to try to follow in their footsteps. When we turn everybody who ever achieved anything into a fairy tale prince those kids who aren’t “perfect” can easily decide they can’t achieve. When we see the feet of clay we understand two important things: yes you too can do awesome stuff, and everybody has room for improvement.


64 posted on 04/28/2017 8:33:56 AM PDT by discostu (Stand up and be counted, for what you are about to receive.)
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