Are physics and philosophy inseparable fields of study?
Einstein was very interested in philosophy, and he was aware of the philosophical implication of his own work. I cannot agree with the statement made by Steve Weinberg that he never met a successful scientist who was at the same a philosopher. I believe in the unity of science and culture. Scientists have identified quarks, but the quarks were already there. Don Giovanni was not there; it was created by Mozart. There is a difference between science and artistic creativity. But how did it happen that people became interested in finding quarks? It came from the idea of unification of forces of nature, which was a philosophical idea. There are other civilizations that produced outstanding science, like the Chinese, but they never looked for quarks. Creativity cannot be separated from culture! Have your theories and discoveries affected your theology? I am not a theologian and once you speak about God, everybody has his own view of what he means by God. I think what is common to our time i
