The Ideals Which Have Always Shone Before

Matter Is Real To My Senses, But They Aren't Trustworthy. If Galileo Or Copernicus Had Accepted What They Saw, They Would Never Have Discovered The Movement Of The Earth And Planets.

I Do Not Believe In The God Of Theology Who Rewards Good And Punishes Evil. My God Created Laws That Take Care Of That. His Universe Is Not Ruled By Wishful Thinking, But By Immutable Laws.

That Deep Emotional Conviction Of The Presence Of A Superior Reasoning Power, Which Is Revealed In The Incomprehensible Universe, Forms My Idea Of God.

... A Person Who Is Religiously Enlightened Appears To Me To Be One Who Has, To The Best Of His Ability, Liberated Himself From The Fetters Of His Selfish Desires And Is Preoccupied With Thoughts, Feelings, And Aspirations To Which He Clings Because Of Their Superpersonal Value.

Intuitive Powers Played A Central Role In My Scientific Work, Not Wild Speculation, Yet A Valued Resource When No Other Approach Was Available.