“The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.”
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No reliable primary or scholarly source confirms this exact wording as Albert Einstein's. It is widely circulated under his name and is listed as commonly attributed.
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This wording, beginning "The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more…," circulates under Einstein's name and focuses on further, spiritual, evolution. No strong source for the exact text was found, so the page presents it as commonly attributed while still explaining its practical connection to education and spirituality.
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