Recently, I’ve come across several quotes attributed to Albert Einstein that sound more like something you would read in The Secret or another New Age book. So I attempted to track down a couple of them–as have many other equally suspicious individuals–and discovered that there are quite a few quotes out there that cannot be traced to Mr. Einstein.
The quote below originated with an individual who believes he channels an extra-terrestrial named Bashar.
Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.
The actual source seems to have been Bashar. But the quote wouldn’t get as much play if it was attributed to Bashar, since he doesn’t have Albert Einstein’s face or name recognition.
Einstein, however, seems to be getting fed up with all of these false attributions.
I didn’t create that one, but it would have been extremely easy to do.
Quotes are falsely attributed to Albert Einstein to give them an air of believably, respectability, and scientific authenticity. If Einstein said it, it must be true. It’s also easy to swallow something uncritically if it fits our already existing beliefs–well, especially if it fits our already existing beliefs.
Ideas should be judged on their own merits. If an idea or concept is “true” or worthwhile, it shouldn’t have to get traction by being falsely placed in the mouth of Albert Einstein. Besides, it isn’t really fair, is it? The man’s in no position to defend himself.
This is wonderful! Simply wonderful.
Agreed, there are a lot of misquotes attributed to Einstein. But in all fairness, he said a lot of really awesome stuff. I did some research into Einstein quotes a little while back, and even his confirmed quote list is absolutely enormous, and some of it is quite poignant. Many of his actual quotes would definitely not be out of place in the Secret, he was a pretty broad minded guy by all accounts. 🙂
Recently found on the internet in regard to another dubious quote: As Einstein once said, “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet because I totally didn’t say that.”