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Originally Posted by molson
Einstein said a lot of good stuff about religion.
"The most beautiful and most profound experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms - this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness"
"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind"
And though Einstein certainly wasn't a practicing member of any religion during his adult life, I seriously doubt he ever called everyone else's religious practices "bullshit".
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He did call it child-like though if I remember correctly.
As far as calling someones religion bullshit, eh, (I know, not surprising) I think it just depends on the situation and sometimes can be a bit harsh to say. I don't have to respect anyone's religion or give two cents worth of care to it. I will however respect that person's right to believe in it, no matter how much I disagree with it.
Contrary to what people may think, I strongly believe in a persons right to their religion and would defend that right to the end.