A letter was auctioned off in London. The letter is written by Albert Einstein. In the letter Einstein shares his point off view on the supernatural, he says that religious beliefs are "childish superstitions" and the "product of human weaknesses". "The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses”, said Einstein. The letter has been sold at the auction for £170,000. It was sold to a private collector. The amount paid for the letter exceeded the world record for a letter by the great scientist. "It beats the world record for an Einstein letter by about 4 times," said managing director of Bloomsbury Auctions in Mayfair, Rupert Powell, "It's a massive difference." The price paid for it is exceptional.***
A letter from Albert Einstein, wow that is pretty impressive I think. The letter is about religion, a topic with so many opinions from so many people. And now we can even read the opinion of one of the most well-known scientists in the world (who (minor detail) happens too be dead for ages, but ok…). So dear old Albert thinks that religion and God are just expressions of man’ weaknesses. Well that is one way to look at it. Or as I like to think it could also be a strength. Everybody beliefs in something, one person might be a Muslim or the other one a Jew or a Christian etc… these people live with the idea that there is something/ someone watching over them. Religions all have a similar base if you think about it. It is all about being a good person towards others and trying to live a good life. That is not weak in my eyes, that’s a guideline for good things and it takes a strong person to keep to curtain rules in some circumstances.
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