Earn On Cosmic Religion And Other Opinions And Aphorisms Author George Bernard Shaw Formatted As Paperback

and religion are compatible, declares the famous physicist, In these essays, Einstein views science as the basis for a "cosmic" religion, embraced by scientists, theologians, and all who share a sense of wonder in the rationality and beauty of the universe.

In the course of his career, Einstein wrote more thanscientific andnonscientific publications, These essays date from thes ands, In direct, everyday language the author develops a coherent view that transcends both the antiquated religion of fear and the modern religion of ethics.
His concept of cosmic religion combines science and religion, with science forming the basis for a more enlightened religion.
In these essays and aphorisms, Einstein also reflects on pacifism, disarmament, and Zionism, In addition to a brief biography of the author, this volume includes a warm appreciation by George Bernard Shaw.
Really enjoyable that Einstein was openminded enough to see the role of science in religion and modern problems, Takes the time to explore religion as more of a universal consciousness than a specific idea/being, Einstein briefly introduces the cosmic religion as an alternative to fear and moral religions, There is no anthropomorphic idea of God, it is based on the rational enjoyment of the beauty of the universe.
He states that only exceptionally gifted individuals or noble communities can reach this level of abstraction, I laughed, but Einstein isn't at Nietzsche level on this matter, Then, the book changes topic and goes briefly through pacifism, Jewish homeland and aphorisms, It is like a short lecture, I guess my expectations were too great of The Great man, Amazing and deep I will have to read it several times to take it all in, I think you would enjoy it, George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co founder of the London School of Economics, Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama.
Over the course of his life he wrote thanplays, Nearly all his plays address prevailing social problems, but each also includes a vein of comedy that makes their stark themes palatable.
In these works Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege, An ardent socialist, Shaw was angered by what he perceived to be the exploitation of the working class, He wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Societ George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co founder of the London School of Economics.
Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama.
Over the course of his life he wrote thanplays, Nearly all his plays address prevailing social problems, but each also includes a vein of comedy that

makes their stark themes palatable.
In these works Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege, An ardent socialist, Shaw was angered by what he perceived to be the exploitation of the working class, He wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society, He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthy lifestyles.
For a short time he was active in local politics, serving on the London County Council, In, Shaw married Charlotte Payne Townshend, a fellow Fabian, whom he survived, They settled in Ayot St, Lawrence in a house now called Shaw's Corner, He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literatureand an Oscar, The former for his contributions to literature and the latter for his work on the film "Pygmalion" adaptation of his play of the same name.
Shaw wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright, as he had no desire for public honours, but he accepted it at his wife's behest.
She considered it a tribute to Ireland, He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of Swedish books to English, Shaw died at Shaw's Corner, aged, from chronic health problems exacerbated by injuries incurred by falling, sitelink.