Reply #24: I like your quotes, but I'm not sure they make they point that I think you are trying to make.

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The kind of deistic reverence Einstein was expressing for the universe does not parallel theology, and particularly does not parallel intelligent design, so your usage is somewhat disingenuous. Its called quote mining, and it isn't particularly convincing. While we are on Einstein however here are a couple for you:


"A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth."

Albert Einstein

"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still purely primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish."

Albert Einstein

The final point here is that Einstein used science, not theology, in order to make his impact on humanity. Your intention here is to use his authority as a scientist in order to prop up a discipline (theology) to which he showed only the vaguest support at best. You are also using him as part of an argument to support ID, and this is unacceptable. Intelligent design was specifically designed to undermine science, and only a handful of scientists are willing to be in any way associated with it. I can pretty much guarantee that Einstein was never quoted in support of creationism of any type.