Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Interpretation
Morality is crucial for human beings, not as a divine obligation but as a personal responsibility.
In this quote, Albert Einstein emphasizes the significance of morality as a fundamental aspect of human existence. He suggests that morality is essential to us as individuals and communities, rather than being a requirement imposed by a higher power. This viewpoint encourages personal accountability and reflects the idea that ethical behavior is vital for a harmonious society.
In practice
During a philosophy class discussion on ethics, this quote can illustrate the debate between moral obligations to oneself versus religious obligations.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
All natural disasters are comforting because they reaffirm our impotence, in which, otherwise, we might stop believing. At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness.
Every reign must submit to a greater reign.
The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since there must be a decision, decides as he can, and hopes he has done justice and given satisfaction to the community
It is Hell, of course, that makes priests powerful, not Heaven, for after thousands of years of so-called civilization fear remains the one common denominator of mankind
(The psuedoscience of planning seems almost neurotic in its determination to imitate empiric failure and ignore empiric success.)
An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.
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