"I
like to experience the universe as one harmonious whole. Every cell
has life. Matter, too, has life; it is energy solidified. Our bodies
are like prisons, and I look forward to being free, but I don’t
speculate on what will happen to me.
“I
live here now, and my responsibility is in this world now. I deal
with natural laws. This is my work here on earth.
“The
world needs new moral impulses which, I’m afraid, won’t come from
the churches, heavily compromised as they have been throughout the
centuries.
“Perhaps
those impulses must come from scientists in the tradition of Galileo,
Kepler and Newton. In spite of failures and persecutions, these men
devoted their lives to proving that the universe is a single entity,
in which, I believe, a humanized God has no place.
“The
genuine scientist is not moved by praise or blame, nor does he
preach. He unveils the universe and people come eagerly, without
being pushed, to behold a new revelation: the order, the harmony, the
magnificence of creation!
“And
as man becomes conscious of the stupendous laws that govern the
universe in perfect harmony, he begins to realize how small he is. He
sees the pettiness of human existence, with its ambitions and
intrigues, its ‘I am better than thou’ creed.
“This
is the beginning of cosmic religion within him; fellowship and human
service become his moral code. Without such moral foundations, we are
hopelessly doomed.”
ALBERT
EINSTEIN
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