09. What did Albert Einstein mean when he wrote 'the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a special sort, which is surely quite
different from religiosity of someone more naïve'? Do you agree with this view?
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Answer 9: A sixth-grader from a Sunday school at The Riverside Church wrote a letter to one of the best scientific minds of our time, Albert Einstein asking if scientists do pray.
The young girl named Phyllis penned a polite and inquisitive note to the great physicist, and she was probably surprised to receive a considerate reply. The exchange was published in the book "Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein's Letters to and from Children," edited by Alice Calaprice, the Huffington Post reported.
He replied a mere five days later on January 24, 1936, sharing with her his thoughts on faith and science. He said that scientists believe that every occurrence, including the affairs of human beings, is due to the laws of nature. Therefore a scientist cannot be inclined to believe that the course of events can be influenced by prayer, that is, by a supernaturally manifested wish. However, he said that we must concede that our actual knowledge of these forces is imperfect, so that in the end the belief in the existence of a final, ultimate spirit rests on a kind of faith.
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