What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Einstein wonders if the laws of nature were chosen or inevitable.
- In plain terms
- He asks if the universe had to be this way.
- What can you take from it?
- Question whether reality is designed or random.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Could the universe be different?
- Did choice enter creation?
Another view
Modern physics suggests many universes could exist.
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