"I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."
2007-03-10 03:42:03 · 3 answers · asked by lindakflowers 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Most geniuses do not understand why they are special. Isaac Newton just thought he was more inquisitive or luckier than others by "finding" different things than others, like better shells on the seashore.
2007-03-10 03:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think Isaac Newton would have certainly been an atheist if he had lived in modern times. In his time, God was still a viable proposition.
2007-03-10 04:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He just thought he was like everyone else and he figured there was a whole wealth of knowledge laid out before him; a sea of knowledge.
2007-03-10 03:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋