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[Belief in God childish, Jews not chosen people: Einstein]

Belief in God childish, Jews not chosen people: Einstein

Posted Wed May 14, 2008 7:00am AEST

Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said.

The father of relativity, whose previously known views on religion have been more ambivalent and fuelled much discussion, made the comments in response to a philosopher in 1954.

As a Jew himself, Einstein said he had a great affinity with Jewish people but said they "have no different quality for me than all other people."

"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) change this," he wrote in the letter written on January 3, 1954 to the philosopher Eric Gutkind, cited by The Guardian newspaper.

The German-language letter is being sold Thursday by Bloomsbury Auctions in Mayfair, London, after being in a private collection for more than 50 years, said the auction house's managing director Rupert Powell.

In it the renowned scientist, who declined an invitation to become Israel's second president, rejected the idea that the Jews are God's chosen people.

"For me the Jewish religion like all others is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions," he said.

"And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people."

And he added: "As far as my experience goes, although they are protected from the worst cancers by a lack of power. Otherwise I cannot see anything 'chosen' about them."

Previously the great scientist's comments on religion - such as "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" - have been the subject of much debate, used notably to back up arguments in favour of faith.

Mr Powell said the letter being sold this week gave a clear reflection of Einstein's real thoughts on the subject. "He's fairly unequivocal as to what he's saying. There's no beating about the bush," he said.

There's the first evidence I have ever seen of Einstein having said something intelligent. And I'd totally written him off as a know-nothing jewish plagiarist.

@Cailen.

[@Cailen.]

Posted Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:39pm AEDT
Updated Wed Mar 5, 2008 8:12am AEDT

Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.

Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote in the Time and Mind journal of philosophy.

"As far as Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don't believe, or a legend, which I don't believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined Moses and the people of Israel under the effect of narcotics," Dr Shanon told Israeli public radio.

Something to quote whenever we are accused of jew or christinsane bashing by the believing bretheren of the biblical babble.

@Cailen.

[Town moves to ban gang insigniaArticle from: AAPFrom correspondents in Wellington, New ZealandSeptember 30, 2008 01:35pm]

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24425049-5005962,00.html

Town moves to ban gang insignia
Article from: AAP

From correspondents in Wellington, New Zealand

September 30, 2008 01:35pm



A NEW Zealand town is a step closer to banning people wearing gang-related clothing or tattoos after a recommendation by a parliamentary committee.

Wanganui, a North Island town which was the scene of a brutal shooting last year when a toddler was gunned down in an alleged gang dispute, has sought to ban gang insignia from its streets.

There are thought to be at least 3500 so-called "patched'' gang members in New Zealand who can often be seen wearing tattoos or clothing adorned with gang emblems.

Although the local council could create a local by-law, it needed the backing of Parliament because of concerns the new law could breach New Zealand's Bill of Rights.

After passing its first reading in New Zealand's Parliament earlier this year by a vote of 106-13, the proposed law was yesterday given the green light by the Law and Order Committee.

The new Bill would ban the display of gang regalia, including patches, gang colours, and even some tattoos, in public in Wanganui.

Those caught wearing gang-related outfits could have the offending items confiscated, and be given a $NZ2000 ($1700) fine.

Before the Bill becomes law it will need to again be agreed to by Parliament.

Because an election is due on November 8 the fate of the bill will rest with the incoming Parliament.

Yesterday, New Zealand Corrections Minister Phil Goff said he hoped his country could learn from South Australia, and introduce laws that will smash gangs and eventually eliminate the trade in drugs.

https://sacreator.com/category/legal/bikers-legal/

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If this law is introduced in NZ, it will mean that the NZ government will be able to declare any group to be an outlawed criminal gang - that includes Creators.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24418309-5006301,00.html

CRIMINAL gangs should be viewed as the equivalent of terrorists in our society, Premier Mike Rann said in Auckland today.

The New Zealand Government is considering legislation to ban criminal gangs in the face of a growing methamphetamine trade and gang activity.

The plan has come under fire from opposition lawmakers, who accuse the Government of doing too little too late to control gangs.

Mr Rann met Corrections Minister Phil Goff and Minister of Justice and Police Annette King, in Auckland this morning, to discuss the anti-gang legislation introduced in South Australia in July.

New Zealand is considering introducing similar legislation.

New Zealand police figures showed 75 per cent of those caught making or trafficking methamphetamine were gang members or gang associates.

The legislation has proved controversial in Australian, coming under fire from many quarters, a fact Mr Rann made no apologies for.

"Is it draconian? Yes. Do I think it's necessary? Yes," he said.

The South Australian law gives Attorney-General Michael Atkinson the power to declare a gang a criminal organisation.

Criminal gangs had to be considered as "terrorists within", Mr Rann said.

Mr Rann said he visited the FBI in Washington DC several years ago for a briefing on how to deal with criminal gangs, which was pivotal in the development of the state's legislation.

The biggest lesson from the visit was the realisation that to deal with gangs you had to "follow the money tree", he said.

Mr Rann's comments were echoed in a combined press-conference with Mr Goff and Ms King, where the ministers also defended the Government's record of action against gangs.

Mr Goff said if similar legislation were passed in New Zealand it would compliment two pieces of legislation already before Parliament, both designed to disrupt criminal activity by gangs.