Iain BanksOne of your American professors said that to study religion was merely to know the mind of man, but if one truly wanted to know the mind of God, you must study physics.
About This Quote
This quote is a reference to the famous physicist, Albert Einstein. The quote is said to be an example of his ability to think outside the box and come up with original ideas. The statement was made in response to a question posed by a student which asked, “How can one study religion, if one does not understand the world?” He responded with, “Religion is like an onion, it has layers upon layers of complexity, but if you peel away one layer, then you will find that beneath that layer there is still another which you will peel off and so on and so forth.”
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