A mirror of the Infinite
Spinoza's pantheism looks better in Einstein's mirror
This is not Richard Rorty's "mirror of nature" (though he might disagree) but is more like a great radio telescope, intercepting cosmic radiance but not being intellectually arrested by it. A cosmic leap of faith, or a leap of cosmic faith.
But not really faith, as conventionally understood. Cosmic connection.
It’s one of the varieties of religious and scientific experience.
"It's so easy to believe that there's nothing more to us than our fragile little egos, enduring for only a moment in endless time. Cynicism, skepticism, and simplemindedness all conspire to convince us that this is the case. But the core conviction of the cosmic religion, and all the analogous systems that came before, is that consciousness can become far more comprehensive. The human mind can be molded into a mighty instrument, a mirror of the Infinite. "There comes a point where the mind takes a leap," Einstein once said, "and comes out upon a higher plane of knowledge.""
— I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein by Kieran Fox
