Albert Einstein

In this collection of Einstein quotes, the first and second quotes are my favorite. In the first quote, Einstein declares that the sensation of the mystical is the most profound human emotion. He ties it into the limitless possibilities that mysticism can bring. The fact that Einstein is a scientist shows that in order to be intellectual, unworldly ideas do in fact have a place in science, and that place begins at the theory. From the theory stems the hypothesis and from the hypothesis comes experimental research. The duty of experimental research is to falsify or support the hypothesis. However, without these ludicrous ideas, theories would never be propagated. It is incredibly important to note that of all people, Albert Einstein, often regarded as the most intelligent person to ever live, is the same person that suggests to not limit thinking and to invite abstract ideas. Putting this into perspective, I doubt that Einstein would have been able to single handily create distinctive contributions to astrophysics and nuclear physics without an imagination. This greatly ties in with the second passage when scientists and nature are brought up. Basically, this is a passage that suggests that nature is incredible and that scientists strive be as great as God's creation--to become a god in their own right, a Dr. Frankenstein so to speak.