An excerpt from the 1954 Albert Einstein letter that was recently sold at auction for £170,000.
The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) [...]
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God is relative
Posted in people, sci, tech and gizmos, tagged albert einstein, atheism, einstein, God, human, interpretation, legends, metaphysics, physics, quote, reality, religion, science on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Bowing out when on top
Posted in people, sports, tagged henin, justine henin, quit, retirement, sports, tennis on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
She was a petite perfectionist in an age of muscular athletes. She possessed a backhand from heaven and shot-making abilities second to no other female tennis player. She was the person who ended the Williams sisters’ dominance in such stunning fashion and then went on to usurp their role.
Justine Henin. Always number one. Thanks for the beautiful moments. And [...]
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