Experiment is the only means of knowledge at our disposal. Everything else is poetry, imagination. Max Planck More Quotes by Max Planck More Quotes From Max Planck As a man who has devoted his whole life to the most clear headed science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as a result of my research about atoms this much: There is no matter as such. All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together. We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter. Max Planck intelligent men science I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness. Max Planck fundamentals matter science All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter. Max Planck intelligent inspirational science Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve. Max Planck nature trying science Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.' Max Planck temples faith science A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. Max Planck growing-up truth death There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Max Planck science-religion science-and-religion real In all my research I have never come across matter. To me the term matter implies a bundle of energy which is given form by an intelligent spirit. Max Planck intelligent energy matter Modern physics has taught us that the nature of any system cannot be discovered by dividing it into its component parts and studying each part by itself... We must keep our attention fixed on the whole and on the interconnection between the parts. The same is true of our intellectual life. It is impossible to make a clear cut between science, religion, and art. The whole is never equal simply to the sum of its various parts. Max Planck taught-us cutting art Every advance in knowledge brings us face to face with the mystery of our own being. Max Planck wisdom wise faces There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Every serious and reflective person realizes, I think, that the religious element in his nature must be recognized and cultivated if all the powers of the human soul are to act together in perfect balance and harmony. And indeed it was not by accident that the greatest thinkers of all ages were deeply religious souls Max Planck real religious thinking I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as a derivative of consciousness. Max Planck derivatives fundamentals matter Whence come I and whither go I? That is the great unfathomable question, the same for every one of us. Science has no answer to it. Max Planck unfathomable answers The scientist needs an artistically creative imagination. Max Planck creative imagination science Thus, the photons which constitute a ray of light behave like intelligent human beings: out of all possible curves they always select the one which will take them most quickly to their goal. Max Planck curves intelligent light All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force. Max Planck atoms virtue matter It was not by accident that the greatest thinkers of all ages were deeply religious souls. Max Planck soul religious religion Truth never triumphs-its opponents just die out. Max Planck opponents triumph dies Science advances one funeral at a time. Max Planck mathematics funeral science Both religion and natural science require a belief in God for their activities, to the former He is the starting point, and to the latter the goal of every thought process. To the former He is the foundation, to the latter, the crown of the edifice of every generalized world view. Max Planck god views science
