A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant. At the least, he is to feel pity for the adherent of another religion but usually it does not stop there. The faithful adherent of a religion will try first of all to convince those that believe in another religion and usually he goes on to hatred if he is not successful. However, hatred then leads to persecution when the might of the majority is behind it......
- Albert Einstein
I got this in response to one of my questions.
2006-09-16 04:57:24 · 21 answers · asked by yoyodda 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
calnickel - I agree with you. However the more the people are convinced about their respective religions the more extreme will be their reactions.
2006-09-16 05:04:39 · update #1
poki- what I said can be viewed in a slightly different way also - such as the percecution of shias by the sunnis & vice versa, that of catholics by protestants , that of the parsees/quaidainis by muslims etc.
2006-09-16 05:11:58 · update #2
adder- ALL religions carry within themselves the potential of abuse in their name. The more fervently a religion is followed, the greater the possibility.
If a religion is strongly followed, you are bound to have a priestly class which will have a large following which will follow literally every word to the death. See the potential of misuse then?
2006-09-16 05:20:29 · update #3
J- his personal beliefs do not matter as regards the question. What is pertinent is whether what he said is true or not.
2006-09-19 23:32:21 · update #4
hey, nice thoughts! That really was a good critical analysis.Some individuals really who are convinced of the truthfullness of their belief seems to convinced others too, epecially in the "are you saved?" thing. They feel they are above those unfortunates who have not have their hearts in the same belief they have.And at extremes hate those who have not accepted what he tried to "sell". They thought more of their hurt rejected feelings rather than there is no harm to God if no one put God inside their hearts.
Sharing my belief, in islam, there is no compulsion in religion, we never claimed even if we put God in our heart, we are "saved" . We are not above anyone, believers or non believers.A muslim duty is only to deliver the message about God, not to enforce, convince,force, threathen, redicule others who do not share the same faith we do. We are rewarded differently from the differences of how we worship God.Islam teached toleration.
2006-09-16 05:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albert Einstein is a mere man. this is the edited version from JC perspective:
A man who is convinced of the truth of his relationhip with Jesus is indeed more tolerant with other who are lost & in need. At the least, he is to feel sorry for the adherent of another religion coz they r like lost sheep but he won't stop looking for it. The faithful adherent to Jesus will try to promote those who are lost and usually he goes on to be more determine if he is not successful. However, love then leads to perserverance when the might of the JC is behind him to bring in all the lost sheep-
and this is how a christian like me & many others think like. be informed & peace, man
2006-09-16 12:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the source of what a person's religion is. If their Holy Scriptures tell them to accept the other people even in their faults and pray for them then that is what the person is more than likely to do. Any deviation from that course is to not operate in harmony but to hijack the source (Holy word) for their own gain. This is how extremism starts, it takes passages from the Bible, Koran, etc... and misinterprets them for their own self induced cause. What is needed is for spiritual leaders to induce conversation on these such topics so their can be no misunderstanding of doctrine. That was what the Pope was trying to do but he was attacked for trying to bring contentious subjects to forefront. So much for civility huh?
2006-09-16 12:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by striden22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Jew, Einstein had reason to believe that way. It shows that he was a generous man.
I look at the new brand of Christianity and their glue-like adherance to what they have been told to believe and I wonder if they are following the path described by Einstein. This would be a frightful event and the downfall of the US.
2006-09-16 12:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true that one of the cornerstones to most old world religions is intolerance. What do you expect. They are primitive religions created by primitive men (inspired by GOD or otherwise). How can a man preach about equality for women when all they think women are capable of is subservience?
The bottom line is that it IS possible to create a religion (inspired by GOD or otherwise) that IS peaceful, open minded, and far more ideal than those of the old world, but you'd need a peaceful open-minded man to do it. Where the Hell you gonna find one of those this time of day??
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2006-09-16 12:08:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much.
Correct me if I am wrong, Albert Einstein was a physicist and a nonpracticing Jew.
He was able flee Germany while 6 million died. He was one of the lucky few.
So what was Albert Einstein's religion? And was he tolerant outside of that belief?
The answer is no.
Did I get that right?
2006-09-16 12:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with this quote is the assumed jump from not getting someone to believe in your religion to hating them. I cant speak for Islam, but Christ taught that if someone wasnt interested in the gospel then to wipe the dust off your feet and move on to the next house
2006-09-16 12:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by h nitrogen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with this statement. I wish that it was not true, that we would learn to share our faith through love and friendship, instead of violence and condemnation. However, there are always a few rotten eggs in the basket that seem to spoil the reputation of the rest of us.
2006-09-16 13:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by Cari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u see nobody forces people to join certain religions, they only preach to u in christianity and if God touches ue heart, fine u join. its not by force and it has never been by force.
and who says that u will be hated if u don't get saved? absolutely not in christianity. but for muslims its the othey way round, they never preach sermons except morals and they are all ways voilent
2006-09-16 12:06:07 · answer #9 · answered by jonathan o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all the same to me...the average Muslim/christian are OK, the problem is with the knuckleheads who become fanatics. The average Muslim is peaceful as is the average christian...if was to become religious..id be a hare Krishna...cause i like the song they sing when begging for money in the streets.
2006-09-16 12:05:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋