David Drew: Einstein and the Cult of Celebrity

Thunderbolts Project

28 Jan 2024

"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."

― ALBERT EINSTEIN 1879-1955

Address to the Prussian Academy of Sciences

Berlin, January 27, 1921

Albert Einstein is a cultural phenomenon. His face is still regularly splashed across electronic and print media. He also has a lot of critics, although you don't hear too much about them from popular science sources.

To summarize his philosophical viewpoint—math should be ancillary, not dominant. Making science subservient to mathematics is putting the cart before the horse. Heavier-than-air flight was impossible over one hundred years ago…they had the math to prove it.

Doubt is supposed to be at the heart of good science. While Einstein’s fan club hang on almost every word he uttered, they ignore his many doubts.

"You can imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a single concept of which I am convinced that it will stand firm, and I feel uncertain whether I am in general on the right track."

― ALBERT EINSTEIN 1879-1955

Personal letter to Maurice Solovine, 1949

Author and independent researcher David Drew is a seasoned EU Advocate. Since 2004 he has been a champion of EU logic and reasoning via his historical and educational resource, Plasma Cosmology.