Posted on 03/01/2019 9:44:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
He helped birth String Theory.
Einstein is in his own class. Nearly everything he theorized has turned out being nominally proven. You look at all the massive names in science, and they were in most cases right in a big way once. Rutherford’s theory of the atom was sort of right - right enough at the time.
“Einsteins suggestion that there are two types of god: One god is a personal god, the god that you pray to, the god that smites the Philistines, the god that walks on water. Thats the first god. But theres another god, and thats the god of Spinoza. Thats the god of beauty, harmony, simplicity.
For being such a smart guy, Einstein sure was dumb. A quick read-through of the Bible would show that the Creator God of the Bible is all of that - and more. (Infinitely more, in the true sense of the term infinite).
I was able to click on it and track it down. Great stuff!
Michio Kaku pronounced as MITCH-E-O_____A-COCK-OO
I've listened to this man a least a couple of dozen times or more on different subject's.
I've alway's felt that he took the time to explain the different subject's (while on the radio, being interviewed, and peppered with question's) so even an idiot like me could grasp the true nature of the subject matter.
I'm probably one of the cheapest person's on the face of this planet, I would pay depending on subject matter, to hear this man's thought's on a given subject that interest's me. Yes, I'm some what of a science nerd, although I sucked at it in High School.
I read one of his first books on dimensions about thirty years ago. Brilliant.
His understanding of God is very considered and goes beyond the normal. Listen to what he’s saying.
I think you’re referring to “Pascal’s Wager”. Pasteur was a biologist & chemist. Pascal was a mathematician, physicist & theologian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager
Blaise Pascal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal
Now Pasteur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur
Sounds like the traditional Jewish view of God in His aspect of Elohim, the God of nature, and God in His aspect of YHVH, Divine Providence.
It sounds like you have a good knowledge of that sort of thing - thanks.
So I had to read up on the “god of Spinoza”. (I was thinking it was another actual god - something akin to the Spagetti Monster!)
Turns out that it refers to “Baruch Spinoza, one of the greatest philosophers of his day, who was expelled from the Amsterdam synagogue in 1656 because of his unorthodox religious views.”
The little reading that I did on him - his views aren’t so far out there.
Oh - and apologies to Albert - for thinking he thought there was an actual “God of Spinoza”. (NOW who is the dumb one!!??)
Thanks fieldmarshaldj.
That is why I, with a background (and scholastic awards) in the physical sciences, have only passing interest in such things.
Faith cannot be proven. There is historical evidence for the Resurrection, but not scientific proof.
Believe or do not believe. That is the issue.
(Plenty on the science side exercise faith, too, on certain subjects. They just do not as a rule admit it.)
The Lord Jesus said clearly, “God is Spirit.” “No man has seen God at any time.”
Science cannot know spirit.
But faith can. And so can spirit.
When the Holy Spirit opens one’s spiritual eyes, he sees what he has never seen before - and after seeing - he KNOWS!
Thank you all for pushing back against my negativity. I’ll give Professor Kaku a better look; I was undoubtedly too hasty and extreme in my dismissal of him.
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