Quote Originally Posted by EntityX View Post
There are many different types and qualities of religionists. You're generalizing when you talk about them. There are some religionists that think the way you are saying they do but not all. Einstein was a believer in God but he was also very scientific and precise in his thinking so you can't lump all religionists into one group and say they all think like such and such.
Agreed, but not the best example. Einstein was notoriously cagey about those sorts of things and never actually confirmed it one way or another. People often attribute his so-called belief to the fact that he once said "God does not play dice with the Universe"...but I can't help feeling that is a long way from saying "I believe in God"...it's just a phrase used to make a point.

Actually, my lab partner during my degree and PhD (physics) was a Christian fundamentalist and it never stopped him from being a good scientist. My point was that the community tends to act in a particular way and that path tends to lead the ignorant masses (not intended in a snide way), rather than them following the few who happen to have a more balanced view of things.