The Belief That There Is Only One

Something Which Is Against Natural Laws Seems To Me Rather Out Of The Question Because It Would Be A Depressive Idea About God. It Would Make God Smaller Than He Must Be Assumed. When He Stated That These Laws Hold, Then They Hold, And He Wouldn't Make Exceptions. This Is Too Human An Idea. Humans Do Such Things, But Not God.

It Is A Fascinating Fact That Father And Son Have Given The Most Striking Evidence For The Apparently Contradictory Properties Of The Electron: The Father Proving Its Character As A Particle, The Son Its Character As A Wave... Thomson Was Extremely Proud Of His Son's Success And Tried To Assimilate The New Results Into His Old Convictions.

Those Who Say That The Study Of Science Makes A Man An Atheist, Must Be Rather Silly People.

But In Practical Affairs, Particularly In Politics, Men Are Needed Who Combine Human Experience And Interest In Human Relations With A Knowledge Of Science And Technology. Moreover, They Must Be Men Of Action And Not Contemplation. I Have The Impression That No Method Of Education Can Produce People With All The Qualities Required. I Am Haunted By The Idea That This Break In Human Civilization, Caused By The Discovery Of The Scientific Method, May Be Irreparable.

His [erwin Schrödinger's] Private Life Seemed Strange To Bourgeois People Like Ourselves. But All This Does Not Matter. He Was A Most Lovable Person, Independent, Amusing, Temperamental, Kind And Generous, And He Had A Most Perfect And Efficient Brain.