Quotable Quotes
When speaking of the harmony of natural law, this person said that it:
“…reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection…everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe–a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.”
Guess who said that? Albert Einstein. From “Einstein and Religion: Physics and Theology” by Max Jammer.
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June 29th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I’ve just searched through the book and couldn’t find this quote…
June 29th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
http://books.google.com/books?id=TnCc1f1C25IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22einstein+and+religion%22
June 29th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Jason-
Thanks for passing this along. I am a freethinker who is very religious. Mr Einstein’s thinking squares with my personal experience and observations. I know I am in good company!
June 29th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Mauricio – search for the word “manifest” and it’s the first search result listed. Page 144.