Point taken; but to quote Einstein on war, when his views were NOT founded on his physical insights and logical skills, but merely a reaction to experience in WW I, is to make a double error:
1. Appeal to authority -- apparently a big NO-NO, unless you're quoting a scientist :-)
2. Appealing to an authority on something that isn't even his specialty.
Full Disclosure: Yes, Einstein's IQ was supposedly 220+ . As such, yes, even without a degree in a field, he could happen to know more than many active practitioners, or even (like Feynman) undercut the whole area of study. BUT without advance knowledge of how informed Einstein was on an area, just blindly quoting him is not a good idea.
" 1. Appeal to authority -- apparently a big NO-NO, unless you're quoting a scientist :-)"
Tell that to the Creationist who brought Einstein into the discussion. The Evolutionists on this thread were merely trying to correct the falsehood that Einstein was a believer in a theistic God.
"BUT without advance knowledge of how informed Einstein was on an area, just blindly quoting him is not a good idea."
A very good reason that Creationists should do their homework before quote-mining Einstein.