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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep sense of wonder and admiration for the natural world as understood through science.
In this quote, Albert Einstein reflects on a profound sense of spirituality derived from the awe-inspiring complexity and beauty of the universe as revealed by scientific inquiry. He suggests that his appreciation for the natural world's structure and laws can be deemed a form of religiosity, highlighting a connection between scientific understanding and a deep emotional response to existence.
In practice
This quote can be used during a talk about the relationship between science and spirituality.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
Cognitive psychology tells us that the unaided human mind is vulnerable to many fallacies and illusions because of its reliance on its memory for vivid anecdotes rather than systematic statistics.
The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose.
If what the science tells us about climate change is correct, then unabated it will result in catastrophic consequences for our world.
I try to show the public that chemistry, biology, physics, astrophysics is life. It is not some separate subject that you have to be pulled into a corner to be taught about.
As agonizing a disease as cancer is, I do not think it can be said that our civilization is threatened by it. ... But a very plausible case can be made that our civilization is fundamentally threatened by the lack of adequate fertility control. Exponential increases of population will dominate any arithmetic increases, even those brought about by heroic technological initiatives, in the availability of food and resources, as Malthus long ago realized.
Science is a way to teach how something gets to be known, what is not known, to what extent things are known (for nothing is known absolutely), how to handle doubt and uncertainty, what the rules of evidence are, how to think about things so that judgments can be made, how to distinguish truth from fraud, and from show.
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