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QUOTESOFALBERTEINSTEINONSPIRITUALITY
1.IwanttoknowGod'sthoughtstherestaredetails.
2.Sciencewithoutreligionislame.Religionwithoutscienceisblind.
3.Myreligionconsistsofahumbleadmirationoftheillimitablesuperiorspiritwhorevealshimselfin
theslightdetailsweareabletoperceivewithourfrailandfeeblemind.
4.Thefurtherthespiritualevolutionofmankindadvances,themorecertainitseemstomethatthepath
togenuinereligiositydoesnotliethroughthefearoflife,andthefearofdeath,andblindfaith,but
throughstrivingafterrationalknowledge.
5.Everyonewhoisseriouslyinvolvedinthepursuitofsciencebecomesconvincedthataspiritis
manifestinthelawsoftheUniverseaspiritvastlysuperiortothatofman,andoneinthefaceof
whichwewithourmodestpowersmustfeelhumble.
6.Thescientists'religiousfeelingtakestheformofarapturousamazementattheharmonyofnaturallaw,
whichrevealsanintelligenceofsuchsuperioritythat,comparedwithit,allthesystematicthinkingand
actingofhumanbeingsisanutterlyinsignificantreflection.
7.Thereisnologicalwaytothediscoveryofelementallaws.Thereisonlythewayofintuition,whichis
helpedbyafeelingfortheorderlyingbehindtheappearance.
8.Theintuitivemindisasacredgiftandtherationalmindisafaithfulservant.Wehavecreatedasociety
thathonorstheservantandhasforgottenthegift.
9.ThemostbeautifulthingwecanexperienceisthemysteriousItisthesourceofalltrueartand
science.
10.Weshouldtakecarenottomaketheintellectourgodithas,ofcourse,powerfulmuscles,butno
personality.
11.WhoeverundertakestosethimselfupasajudgeofTruthandKnowledgeisshipwreckedbythe
laughteroftheGods.
12.Whenthesolutionissimple,Godisanswering.
13.Goddoesnotplaydicewiththeuniverse.
14.Godissubtlebutheisnotmalicious.
15.Ahumanbeingisapartofthewhole,calledbyusUniverse,apartlimitedintimeandspace.He
experienceshimself,histhoughtsandfeelingsassomethingseparatedfromtherestakindofoptical
delusionofhisconsciousness.Thisdelusionisakindofprison,restrictingustoourpersonaldesires
andtoaffectionforafewpersonsnearesttous.Ourtaskmustbetofreefromthisprisonbywidening
ourcircleofcompassiontoembracealllivingcreaturesandthewholenatureinitsbeauty.
16.NothingwillbenefithumanhealthandincreasethechancesforsurvivaloflifeonEarthasmuchasthe
evolutiontoavegetariandiet.
17.Themanwhoregardshisownlifeandthatofhisfellowcreaturesasmeaninglessisnotmerely
unfortunatebutalmostdisqualifiedforlife.
18.Peacecannotbekeptbyforce.Itcanonlybeachievedbyunderstanding.
19.Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.
20.ThehumanmindisnotcapableofgraspingtheUniverse.Wearelikealittlechildenteringahuge
library.Thewallsarecoveredtotheceilingswithbooksinmanydifferenttongues.Thechildknows
thatsomeonemusthavewrittenthesebooks.Itdoesnotknowwhoorhow.Itdoesnotunderstandthe
languagesinwhichtheyarewritten.Butthechildnotesadefiniteplaninthearrangementofthe
booksamysteriousorderwhichitdoesnotcomprehend,butonlydimlysuspects.
21.Theimportantthingisnottostopquestioning.Curiosityhasitsownreasonforexisting.Onecannot
helpbutbeinawewhenhecontemplatesthemysteriesofeternity,oflife,ofthemarvelousstructureof
reality.Itisenoughifonetriesmerelytocomprehendalittleofthismysteryeveryday.Neverlosea
holycuriosity.
22.WhatIseeinNatureisamagnificentstructurethatwecancomprehendonlyveryimperfectly,andthat
mustfillathinkingpersonwithafeelingofhumility.Thisisagenuinelyreligiousfeelingthathas
nothingtodowithmysticism.
23.Thefinestemotionofwhichwearecapableisthemysticemotion.Hereinliesthegermofallartand
alltruescience.Anyonetowhomthisfeelingisalien,whoisnolongercapableofwondermentand
livesinastateoffearisadeadman.Toknowthatwhatisimpenatrableforusreallyexistsand
manifestsitselfasthehighestwisdomandthemostradiantbeauty,whosegrossformsaloneare
intelligibletoourpoorfacultiesthisknowledge,thisfeeling...thatisthecoreofthetruereligious
sentiment.Inthissense,andinthissensealone,Irankmyselfamoungprofoundlyreligiousmen.
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24.Therealproblemisintheheartsandmindsofmen.Itiseasiertodenatureplutoniumthantodenature
theevilspiritofman.
25.Truereligionisreallivinglivingwithallone'ssoul,withallone'sgoodnessandrighteousness.
26.Intelligencemakescleartoustheinterrelationshipofmeansandends.Butmerethinkingcannotgive
usasenseoftheultimateandfundamentalends.Tomakeclearthesefundamentalendsandvaluations
andtosetthemfastintheemotionallifeoftheindividual,seemstomepreciselythemostimportant
functionwhichreligionhastoforminthesociallifeofman.

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