Friday, May 16, 2008

Einstein's 'God' letter fetches $400,000 - World Faith- msnbc.com

 

updated 11:48 a.m. CT, Fri., May. 16, 2008

LONDON - A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish" has sold at auction for more than $400,000.

Bloomsbury Auctions said Friday that the handwritten letter sold to an overseas collector after frenetic bidding late Thursday in London. The sale price of $404,000, including the buyer's premium, was more than 25 times the pre-sale estimate.

Bloomsbury did not identify the buyer, but managing director Rupert Powell said it was someone with "a passion for theoretical physics and all that that entails."

Einstein's 'God' letter fetches $400,000 - World Faith- msnbc.com

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