Corinne Friesen Blog

Bertie, when you have quite finished telling God what to do…

We need Science to ground us and Mysticism to give us wings. … I do not believe either alone will explain the universe.

I love Math because God is there.   Coincidentally, that’s why I love music. I think Mathematicians may well be the theologians of the 21st Century.  Whereas music is the way the average person can find those same places. Give me Math to help me know the mind of God and music to help me connect [...]

I’m digging through my notes today, trying to find a particular quote by Einstein.  He puts a thought in such an excellent way, as usual, that I really don’t want to reform it here. But, essentially, he says that he finds the world of math and theoretical physics to be absorbing consolation for all the [...]

(I think the title of these Odes is going to be longer than the poetry itself! One of my keen areas of interest is the nature of Time, especially as it relates to Gravity.  Time, when you get to the sub-atomic level, gets tricky.  When we look deep into the sub-atomic world, the universe seems [...]

“Wait until you see what they do with Quantum Theory.”

Perhaps part of Einstein’s appeal is his simple honesty.  His quotes are laced with it.  It’s an honesty that allows him to strip us down to our essence.  I believe this kind of honesty is required in anyone who makes radical breakthroughs.  To see things as others have not, we have to be able to [...]

Perhaps part of Einstein’s popularity is that he so easily speaks to any of us on things that strike a deep, resonant chord. He speaks succinctly and to the heart of matters, to the essence of what it is to be human. We can all identify with that. Sooner or later, we all discover an Einstein quote or an anecdote that hits home with us – and we each adopt him as our own.

” When I was young, I used to wonder what it would be like to travel at the
speed of light … on a motorcycle.”

- Albert Einstein Character in the movie IQ