Loved reading about this in his biography, thanks for sharing! Later, someone asked if he believed in free will (something I wonder what the girl meant by pray) and he said this:
"No. I am a determinist. Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control...– We all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible player."
Do scientists pray?
Loved reading about this in his biography, thanks for sharing! Later, someone asked if he believed in free will (something I wonder what the girl meant by pray) and he said this:
"No. I am a determinist. Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control...– We all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible player."
Spirit of the universe!
Loved this!
When kids ask you questions you must give a full and charitable answer! I love that he took the time to respond.
He writes without patronising his correspondent. What a marvellous man.
Thank to sharing this historical letter.
This was great. Thank you for sharing.