Genius, Moi?

It's nice when you can legitimately compare yourself to a genius... especially one you greatly admire.

I read in the news today about a letter written by Albert Einstein, which sold for $404,000 at a London Auction.

What was this very expensive letter about? Einstein's distaste for religion, in fact.

"The letter was written to philosopher Eric Gutkind in January 1954, a year before Einstein's death. In it, the Einstein said that "the word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish."

Einstein experts say the letter supports the argument that the physicist held complex, agnostic views on religion. He rejected organized faith but often spoke of a spiritual force at work in the universe." (AP World News)

The cool thing is if I were to attempt to describe my own beliefs regarding religion I would pretty much say the same thing.

For those who know me it's no surprise I feel a connection to Einstein... he pretty much inspired my short film, The Theory of Everything.

In it I wrote (in the text at the beginning of the film):

"Einstein spent his life in search of one grand unifying principle. Many quantum physicists now believe that String Theory, sometimes referred to as the Theory of Everything is the fundamental feature upon which the universe is constructed. That everything is only a result of microscopic reactions between particles which are nothing more than vibrating strings may seem bleak and impersonal until you ask yourself this: What is the force behind these strings? What drives them to create…?"

(At the end of the film):

"Perhaps the quintessential truth that Einstein sought and possibly knew all along is simply a divinity found within each sentient being. After all, he proved that mass and energy are different forms of the same thing. All thought and emotion are energy; therefore every smile, every tear, every laugh - whether bitter or sweet – define not only us, they define our universe."

Maybe someday someone will sell my film at auction for hundreds of thousands of dollars. You never know. Or it will perish without thought after I'm gone. Doesn't matter really cause I'll be sipping a capp. with Einstein on a floating Eiffel Tower in some alternate universe discussing our thoughts on theology.

Stranger things...