Einstein's 1950 Letter About the Book of Genesis Auctioned at $125,000
Still thinking science and religion don't mix? Think again! Even Albert Einstein has his own take on the universe's creation.
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Still thinking science and religion don't mix? Think again! Even Albert Einstein has his own take on the universe's creation.
A letter written by Albert Einstein to religious teacher Martha Munk expressing his fascination with the idea of the world being created by superior beings possessing scientific knowledge is set to be auctioned with a price tag of $125,000. Einstein presented contrasting viewpoints leading to the conclusion that God cannot be envisioned as a human-like entity. He expressed perplexity about the two opposing interpretations as human tendency is to anthropomorphize God.
The letter is valued to be worth $125,000 USD (approximately 451,500 NIS). Other letters from the great scientist have fetched $3 million USD at auction.
Einstein was responding to a letter sent by a teacher, who had asked him if it was possible for a scientist to reconcile the 'idea of the creation of the world by God' with his 'scientific knowledge.'
The letter, written on April 11, 1950, to a group of Jewish students in America, is valued at $125,000.