„A tudomány vallás nélkül sánta, a vallás tudomány nélkül vak.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) német-amerikai elméleti fizikus
„A tudomány vallás nélkül sánta, a vallás tudomány nélkül vak.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) német-amerikai elméleti fizikus
Tendzin Gyaco (1935)
Daily Telegraph-nak adott interjú (2006)
Eredeti: I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.
Tendzin Gyaco (1935)
Eredeti: My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: if scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims.
Martin Luther King (1929–1968) amerikai baptista tiszteletes, polgárjogi harcos, politikai aktivista, az afroamerikai polgárjogi mozgalom …
Martin Luther King könyv Strength to Love
Strength to Love (1963)
Eredeti: Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary.
„A tudomány a vallási buzgalom és a babona mérgének nagy ellenszere.”
Adam Smith (1723–1790)
A nemzetek gazdagsága (1776)
Tendzin Gyaco (1935)
A kedvesség politikája (1990)
Eredeti: To study Buddhism and then use it as a weapon in order to criticize others' theories or ideologies is wrong. The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others.