Who agrees with this quote?

Question

Everyone who is seriously interested in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe—a spirit vastly superior to man, and one in the face of which our modest powers must feel humble."

please explain why or why not as well thank you.

Answer 1

I do, but only to the extent that any man would feel humble at the foot of any superior power - replace 'science' with religion, or faith, or spirituality, or love, or hope, or anything that any person believes in. It has less to do with the matter of science, and everything to do with what each individual person believes is the controlling factor in their lives.

Answer 2

What makes one think that way is the vastness .. mystery and wonders of the Universe . Our inability to explain it makes us think of a divine creator as the orchestrator of all things .

Need not be so for one has always the tendency to exaggerate things . If people are happy to believe in a spirit then let them to .. but I am unconvinced nevertheless .

Answer 3

I am sorry, I do not understand it , and yes I am blonde.

Answer 4

yeah i agree with the quote

because i don't think the universe just made it self out of nothing

there must be something else out there .........

Answer 5

yep, just as soon as you state the source and the context. Without that it is meaningless, probably bogus and certainly not philosophy.  

Answer 6

what does it mean...?

Answer 7

I like and appreciate the meaning behind this quote, but I cannot be so presumptuous to believe it true.  I say that because it states that "everyone" who seriously pursues scientific study comes to believe there is a higher power behind the scientific laws.  I do not believe that "everyone" does come to this conclusion; some individuals do not.  Faith is an inherent part of our human nature, but not everyone has the same amount of faith as another, So to say all people come to this belief makes this statement inaccurate, and therefore untrue.  

Sad, isn't it...to think that there are people with little faith.

Answer 8

Its very simple, God created all of the scientific processes including evolution.

Answer 9

Hmm... I like it.  Makes you think for the better.

Did somebody like Louis Pasteur say this, man?

Answer 10

One, Im Pretty sure your not God

Anyways,

Scientists now believe that if the Big Bang Theory was correct, it wouldn't have just have happened at random. There must've been a driving force, and that was God.

So, if your saying that science and religion can co-exist, then I agree.

Answer 11

I DONT EVEN GET IT  

Answer 12

i disagree. science does not lead one to believe in the idea of a superior being, or that the universe was created by such a being.  it's not logical.  it's fair to say that there is as much evidence pointing towards the existence of a supreme being as no such being, so why believe in a god?  there is obviously a large gray area on this subject, and anyone seriously interested in the pursuit of science can essentially choose his or her beliefs through study.

Answer 13

I agree with that quote.

Its a easy thing, its just.

"Everything moves by the absolute spirit."

As time goes by changes things are move in circular loop.

When in the early times, Albert Einstein made a synthesis(discovery or invention) of the power of atoms, making the massive nuclear bomb.

Now in the present time, the synthesis of massive nuclear bomb is just a history.

The people of today, making their own synthesis like a biological warfare.

Life is process by making new, change the old, synthesis then history, out of history then synthesis. And so on.

But Albert Einstein cited that we have to be aware of facts on what is right to human nature.

Answer 14

it means that, supposedly, the more you study science, the more you can not deny the existence of god. i, personally, disagree. i am an atheist, and one of my biggest passions is science

Answer 15

It's drivel. It's arguing that the only plausible cause is a god because there's no perfect alternative. So instead of the intellectual honesty of admitting that not all things have a valid explanation for their existence, god is assumed to be the cause, never mind if there's any other corroboration of his existence. And not some generic god that just began the universe, but a specific, religion associated deity. Creationist hogwash is what it is. An apparent abuse of Occam's razor. We don't always know the answers. The end.

Edit: Thanks for the amusing message and additional detail.

Answer 16

Yes and no.  The laws of the universe seem to be tuned to result in the conditions in which life can exist.  The laws of gravity, the nuclear forces, both weak and strong, electromagnetism, all are perfectly suited for the formation of stars, planets, the expansion of the universe and coalescence of galaxies.  the manufacture of elements such as oxygen and carbon.  If the laws were only slightly different we could never exist.  

If you are seriously interested, read about "anthropic principle".  Anthropic Principle explains exactly the question you ask.

Call it lucky, or possibly trial and error in an endless possibility of universes.  It does seem incredibly fortunate.  But to WHAT do we attribute that?  Some will say a great spirit while others will say an accident in the infinite series of experiments of universes.

I agree that once you have understood the forces of nature and evaluate their likelihood in creating the improbably existence of the universe we see today, it challenges us to explain how it could have occurred naturally and by chance.  but to assume a greater spirit is still a leap of faith.

Answer 17

Yes i think this is true because scientists know that there is so much out there to learn about in so little time. We don't know probably even a good half of what is in the world and new discoveries are being made all the time. Scientists feel like it is there duty to explain everything they have learned even though they are aware they can hardly begin to describe the wonders they have witnessed.  

Answer 18

huh?....

Answer 19

Haha, you are a dork.  I'm tired, so all I see is ranting.  Why do you think you understand everyone's mind?  I personally don't care about who believes in what (religion), especially dead people.  I do like quotes, though.  And I do agree with the quote.  But I will keep my reasoning or thoughts to myself about that.  :P

Answer 20

I dont agree at all The spirit is God Scientists have other theories about the start of the world which dont include God Evolution is more scientific.

Answer 21

i dont get it, so no

Answer 22

I don't agree because it's like science + god = ???!!!!!

Answer 23

I agree with this. I think that the more people find out about the universe, it becomes far more complex and intricate and they understand it less.  

Answer 24

I believe it.

It basically speaks 'those who try to figure out the meaning or life, truth, religion, and anything else like that, will come upon something that is truly superior to our race, whether it be God or whatever, they will feel humble, and be ashamed to say that they were trying to prove that is unprovable. or explain something unexplainable

At least thats how I take it.

Answer 25

I don't know that everyone who is seriously interested in science feels that way. However, it seems that the more we discover about ourselves and the universe the possibility that a higher power is responsible becomes more plausible.

Answer 26

You just made that up.

Answer 27

I disagree. When you think of the whole universe, it's bound to make you feel modest and humble by comparison, but I don't feel the need to invoke a spirit or deity to explain neither my feelings nor the laws of the universe.

Answer 28

It is refering to the complexity and ingenuity of the universe. Scientists such as albert einstein were in awe of the universe and were convinced that there must have been an incredibly intellectual being involved in its creation.

Answer 29

No.

I don´t think all scientists are Phylosophers, although they might earned a PhD.

Answer 30

Well, let me answer your Einstein quote with another Einstein quote:

"I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."

If anything, Einstein believed in a pantheistic sort of "god," a religious sentiment that is created by the beauty of existence, not one which *creates* it or acts upon it.

Answer 31

thats alot of BIG words!!     :)