In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are capable of it.
Interpretation
Art and science play a crucial role in inspiring and maintaining a sense of wonder in individuals.
In this quote, Albert Einstein emphasizes the vital role that both art and science play in awakening feelings of curiosity and wonder in people. He suggests that these disciplines are not just about knowledge or aesthetics; instead, they serve the important function of inspiring individuals to appreciate beauty and engage with the world around them in a meaningful way.
In practice
You could use this quote in an art class to inspire students about the importance of their creative expression.
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.
Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process.
Drama, instead of telling us the whole of a man's life, must place him in such a situation, tie such a knot, that when it is untied, the whole man is visible.
On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie. Iβm saying: βFine. But my movie, with my name on it, that says I did it, needs to be the way I want it.β
The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading.
Not only must you be an artist, must you be generous, and must you be able to see where you can help but you must also be aware. Aware of where your skills are welcomed.
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.
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