Since I have introduced this term I had always a bad conscience. . . . I cannot help to feel it strongly and I am unable to believe that such an ugly thing should be realized in nature.
Interpretation
Einstein expresses guilt about a term he coined, suggesting it represents something negative in nature.
In this quote, Albert Einstein reflects on the discomfort he feels about a concept he introduced, indicating that it has undesirable implications or connotations. His admission of a 'bad conscience' reveals his deep introspection and moral considerations regarding the impact of his work and ideas on the natural world, highlighting the tension between scientific advancement and ethical responsibility.
In practice
This quote can be used during a lecture on the ethical implications of scientific discoveries.
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My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.
The Lord withdraws when He is denied, and what is taken by the undeserving does not avail them unto salvation, since the saving grace is turned into ashes and holiness departs.
All efforts to render politics aesthetic culminate in one thing: war.
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People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others.
What does physical eroticism signify if not a violation of the very being of its practitioners? β A violation bordering on death, bordering on murder?
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