re: There is no contradiction in what he says and what I say.
From the link:
http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/great2.htm
"The physicist cannot simply surrender to the philosopher the critical contemplation of the theoretical foundations; for he himself knows best and feels most surely where the shoe pinches.... he must try to make clear in his own mind just how far the concepts which he uses are justified... The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.""
Johannes