This week one of the readings we surveyed was a letter written by Albert Einstein to a sixth grader in a response to the question, “do scientists pray?” Einstein begins his letter by providing a logical outlook on the scientific world, explaining just exactly what scientific research is all about. Einstein uses emotional diction in discussing prayer, referring to prayer a “wish” addressed toward God, which Einstein calls a “supernatural being.” Einstein ends his letter at an ethical standpoint, insisting that anyone in the “pursuit of science” understands and knows that there must be some type of deity, some kind of God out there. Einstein instructs the questioner that some things just couldn’t have happened on their own.
