Author: (David P.)(David P.) Date: May 16, 2008 23:31
Einstein Letter on God Sells for $404,000
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Published: May 17, 2008
From the grave, Albert Einstein poured gasoline
on the culture wars between science and religion
this week.
A letter the physicist wrote in 1954 to the
philosopher Eric Gutkind, in which he described
the Bible as “pretty childish†and scoffed at the
notion that the Jews could be a “chosen people,â€
sold for $404,000 at an auction in London.
That was 25 times the presale estimate.
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