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Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2024-10-10): If Einstein said this, he was almost certainly quoting philosopher Immanuel Kant's words from the conclusion to the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), translated in Paul Guyer's The Cambridge Companion to Kant (p. 1) as: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."Albert Einstein » Albert Einstein - all quotes »
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2024-10-01): - As discussed in this entry from The Quote Investigator, the earliest published attribution of a similar quote to Einstein seems to have been in Gestalt therapist Frederick S. Perls' 1969 book Gestalt Theory Verbatim, where he wrote on p. 33: "As Albert Einstein once said to me: 'Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity.' But what is much more widespread than the actual stupidity is the playing stupid, turning off your ear, not listening, not seeing." Perls also offered another variant in his 1972 book In and Out the Garbage Pail, where he mentioned a meeting with Einstein and on p. 52 quoted him saying: "Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe." [...] - If Einstein said this, he was almost certainly quoting philosopher Immanuel Kant's words from the conclusion to the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), translated in Paul Guyer's The Cambridge Companion to Kant (p. 1) as: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2018-01-15): Here are 25 of Einstein's most telling quotes; each will take you inside the mind of the legend.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2023-04-06): Inspirational Albert Einstein Quotes to Ponder 35.) Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. [...] Thought-Provoking Albert Einstein Quotations 50.) One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. [...] The following five quotes are frequently attributed to Albert Einstein — however, he never said or wrote these lines.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2016-08-22): This is my eclectic list of five things that Einstein did NOT say, and yet seem to be quoted and requoted again and again, especially in an educational context. [...] Incidentally, Anka never attempted to attribute this thought to Einstein. In fact, he claimed that it had been obtained via "trans-dimensional channelling" from an extraterrestrial entity named "Bashar". [QI 2] [...] Einstein may or may not have said this, but the only evidence we have is from the works of therapist Frederick S. Perls, who credited the quote to a "great astronomer" in a book published in 1947. In later works, Perls specifically named Einstein as the originator of the quote which was said during a personal meeting with Perls. However, Perls did present different versions of the statement over the years. [QI 3]
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2021-12-16): In Defense of Fake Einstein Quotes [...] Einstein was ahead of his time — a true genius, if you will. His famous formula E = mc² ,that sent ripples across the scientific community, became the foundations for harnessing nuclear energy and enabling the discovery of fundamental particles. However, our flawed understanding of geniuses and the near-divine perception of him has led to a few misattribution of quotes. This, coupled with the age of the internet, has created a false persona of Einstein in modern times — a persona I’d like to call, "Feinstein"(Fake-Einstein). It is baffling how many of these Feinstein quotes are running amok on the internet, but these ideas might not be a bad thing at all. Maybe it just means we long for these types of people.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2014-03-14): Nope. There’s absolutely no evidence that Einstein ever said this. You don’t get to choose whatever reality suits you. Well, at least not without the help of some cognitive dissonance and a fistful of hallucinogens. [...] Not Einstein. The anthropologist Ashley Montagu actually said it in an interview with Einstein. [...] This one seems incredibly popular when it’s plastered on top of photos of starry night skies and people doing yoga. But Einstein never said that. It’s actually a version of a quote from Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason: "Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and moral law within me."
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2014-03-14): Nope. There's absolutely no evidence that Einstein ever said this. You don't get to choose whatever reality suits you. Well, at least not without the help of some cognitive dissonance and a fistful of hallucinogens. [...] Not Einstein. The anthropologist Ashley Montagu actually said it in an interview with Einstein. [...] This one seems incredibly popular when it's plastered on top of photos of starry night skies and people doing yoga. But Einstein never said that. It's actually a version of a quote from Immanuel Kant's Critique of Practical Reason: "Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and moral law within me."
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2022-07-28): Albert Einstein: the endearing German physicist that, even years after his death, still moves the world. He was a genius teeming with humanity. In fact, he’s so widely admired that, along with quotes that are correctly attributed to his name, come a few that aren’t as accurately placed. In this article we’ll be talking about some of the quotes he said and the ones didn’t… [...] - "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2018-04-30): Did Einstein really say that? [...] Beyond his towering contribution to physics, Albert Einstein was an avid commentator on education, marriage, money, the nature of genius, music-making, politics and more. His insights were legion, as we are reminded by this month’s publication of volume 15 in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Even the website of the US Internal Revenue Service enshrines his words (as quoted by his accountant): "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." "There appears to be a bottomless pit of quotable gems to be mined from Einstein’s enormous archives," notes Alice Calaprice, editor of The Ultimate Quotable Einstein (2011); one detects a hint of despair. Indeed, Einstein might be the most quoted scientist in history. The website Wikiquote has many more entries for him than for Aristotle, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin or Stephen Hawking, and even than Einstein’s opinionated contemporaries Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2016-01-29): That quote, like all the others, sounds a lot like the one attributed to Einstein. And yet, if Morley's 1904 book is correct, it was said by Voltaire over 100 years before Einstein was even born. With all of these different variations, one can't help but wonder: from where did this quote actually originate, and from whom? In the end, be it Einstein, Renan, Flaubert or Voltaire, I believe that the occasional reappearance of this saying in various historical texts—all quite similar in meaning but by different authors—is strong evidence that the saying itself might just have been a standard cliché of the period, rather than something that one person singularly said on their own.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2023-10-13): I spent one afternoon with Albert Einstein: unpretentiousness, warmth, some false political predictions. I soon lost my self-consciousness, a rare treat for me at that time. I still love to quote a statement of his "Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe." [...] "As Albert Einstein once said to me: 'Two things are infinite: the universe and the human stupidity.'" [...] Perls — who admitted that his encounters with celebrities served the primary purpose of "providing some material for boasting" — may have found that his "infinite stupidity" line went down better at parties when he inserted the preface "As Albert Einstein once said to me" — even if that attribution did not make sense.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2023-03-27): No substantive evidence exists suggesting Einstein made this statement, though it (as O’Toole wrote on his website) has been attributed to him in at least one self-help book. In fact, the quote can be traced to a well-established allegory involving animals doing impossible things, used to illustrate the fallacy of judging someone by a skill or ability that person (or animal) does not possess. [...] In fact, this one is a version of a statement made not by Einstein but by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant in his famous "Critique of Practical Reason" (1889). The actual quote is: "Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and moral law within me." In "The Ultimate Quotable Einstein," editor Alice Calaprice clarified that Einstein agreed with this statement, but did not actually say it. In fact, he was quoting a passage by an anonymous "wit" in a chapter he wrote on education, included in his book "Out of My Later Years."
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2021-04-27): The claim: Famous quote is credited to Albert Einstein Famous and inspirational quotes are often attributed to Albert Einstein. [...] The claim that Albert Einstein said, "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid," is FALSE, based on our research. The quote is misattributed to Einstein.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2019-08-28): A variation of this expression has also been attributed to theoretical physicist Albert Einstein.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2017-11-20): Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. The starry heavens represent the physical world. Kant’s moral law evokes an inner stirring. "Gesetz" usually translates as "law," but it can also mean "act." Clearly, as a moral response arising within me, it describes my will. Despite his count of "zwei Dinge" or "two things," Kant’s quote actually points to a 3rd elementary impenetrable as well. Notice how the quote moves from universal references to mind (Gemüt) and thoughtful reflection (Nachdenken) over to the highly personal "starry heavens above me" (über mir) and "moral law within me" (in mir). The power of his expression derives from his personal position midway between physical and ethical space. Likewise, I find myself positioned between the physical world and the will inside me.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2018-07-18): Two things fill the heart with ever new and always increasing awe and admiration: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2003-01-01): -- Albert Einstein "When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system."
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2013-06-26): Kant conveyed what we need in the balance: "Two things fill the mind with awe and wonder the more often and more steadily we look upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me." The first, he continued, strikes down our self-conceit. Any sky that's sufficiently clear to reveal enough stars will remind you of your place in a universe that dwarfs you. Yet the moral law you know you could follow if you were willing to stand up for justice lets you know how tall you can stand. I've been arguing for a worldview in which reason and reverence are not at odds but in tandem. They work together like Kant's moral law and starry heavens - in order to be decent, we must keep one eye on each. In order to be decent: not because religion is the foundation of morality, though it can be a way of expressing it, but because reverence involves gratitude for Creation and awareness of our dependence on it. [...] Susan Neiman is Director of the Einstein Forum, and is the author of many books, including Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2024-06-12): Like me – Albert Einstein might inspire you Six quotes often attributed to Albert Einstein: Fact check: No, Albert Einstein did not say famous quote about fish climbing trees! The rest are still attributed to him!
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2024-05-09): Outer space conjures up a sense of mystery and the awe Einstein references. excitement. Looking up at the starry sky at night, we are often met with a feeling that can only be described as a mix of wonder. This simple action of looking up reminds us that there is something bigger than the tiny space we currently take up in the world. Many of us remember that special day on July 20, 1969 when our feelings of awe were palpable as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took small steps for man and giant leaps for mankind.
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2022-03-02): Things Albert Einstein Never Said — and Who Actually Did "People Misquote Me on the Internet Constantly. It’s Totally Annoying. Please Cut That Shit Out." — Albert Einstein Albert Einstein is one of the most frequently misquoted figures in history. It’s easy to understand why from a PR standpoint. Attributing a quote to Einstein ensures automatic respectability. After all, Einstein has already earned his sterling rep. Joe Blow’s ideas are not going to be accepted as readily or uncritically. [...] Often seen on posters with smiling full moons and gender-neutral woodland sprites, it sounds decidedly un-Einstein and a lot more like Jerry Garcia if just add a "man" at the end. But it’s true our pal Al did express a similar sentiment…
Claim: Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within." (Viral Quote, 2019-06-25)
Evidence (2018-06-14): Three thousand years ago, the psalmist looked at the stars and was filled with awe and wonder. Throughout the centuries, many have shared this experience. Immanuel Kant declared, "Two things fill the mind with ever increasing wonder and awe – the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me." Modern science has made known to us a universe filled not just with sun and moon, stars and planets, but also with nebulae and galaxies, quasars and black holes.
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2023-06-29): The claim stems from a Jun. 26 article published by “The People’s Voice,” a website that is known for spreading “fake news.”
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2023-07-17): FACT CHECK: No, The WEF Has Not Declared Humans Must Eat Feces And Drink Urine To Fight Climate Change A post shared on Facebook claims the World Economic Forum (WEF) has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change. [...] "WEF Declares Humans Must Eat Feces and Drink Urine To Fight Climate Change," the Facebook post purports.
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2024-10-08): The World Economic Forum (WEF) continues to insist that eating bugs and fake meat will help tackle hunger while changing the climate in a new report that unveils how normalizing the alternative protein agenda will likely take a phased approach towards reducing meat consumption over time. [...] So, it appears that the WEF is trying to distance itself from the "you will eat zee bugs" ridicule it has been receiving as of late.
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2024-07-25): The World Economic Forum, a nongovernmental body that brings elites in business and politics together, is regularly accused of instituting or planning nefarious "globalist" schemes, including an alleged plot to mass murder cats and dogs to prevent climate change. That claim reemerged on X in late July 2024: [...] A few days later, on Dec. 9, 2022, that same website repurposed this same general article to advance a new version of the same claim: that the World Economic Forum, specifically, and not "climate activists" in general, had issued this directive for the slaughter of pets to save the climate. [...] The WEF has never advocated such a policy. The WEF has, in fact, shared reporting on the concept of a "carbon pawprint" on their website. None of these articles, however, advocate killing pets. A June 2017 WEF blog post, for example, argued:
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2023-07-20): "WEF Declares Humans Must Eat Feces and Drink Urine To Fight Climate Change," reads a claim circulating on social media in a number of countries, including Uganda and Kenya. [...] "The WEF is now calling for all of us to eat human feces and drink urine if we want to be one of the lucky few to survive the great depopulation they have planned for humanity," the article reads. [...] There is no evidence that WEF made any such declaration. A search of the forum’s website returned nothing, and there have been no credible news reports that the organisation said we must drink our urine and eat our faeces.
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2023-07-11): The claim: WEF declares humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change [...] "WEF declares humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change," reads the article's headline. [...] "The World Economic Forum never made such a statement that 'humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change,'" Zopf said. "These are false claims to discredit the important work that the World Economic Forum does on serious global challenges."
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2022-05-27): Conspiracy theorists say the World Economic Forum (WEF) is pulling the levers of world power. Some even accuse it of using or even orchestrating the COVID-19 pandemic to restructure societies in favour of multinational corporations and leftist global elites through a project called "The Great Reset." It’s claimed the World Economic Forum’s influence extends right to Ottawa and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2023-09-27): This claim that the World Economic Forum wants to take control of people’s possessions likely originates from a 2016 Facebook video, which listed eight predictions for the world in 2030. The first one said, "You will own nothing and be happy. Whatever you want you’ll rent and it’ll be delivered by drone." [...] We rate the claim that World Economic Forum "elites" are pushing the Great Reset, which aims to control people by taking all their possessions, False.
Claim: claims the World Economic Forum has purportedly declared humans must eat feces and drink urine to fight climate change (Post, 2023-06-29)
Evidence (2024-06-18): A screenshot of an article is going viral which claims that the World Economic Forum (WEF) is calling for a "controlled demolition" of the global food system which aims at "reinvention" of how people consume food, especially meat. [...] Conclusion: A misleading claim is going viral on social media stating that the WEF has called for "controlled demolition" of the global food system.