Chemistry & Faith

If one could only say, with Christian Resignation, "God willed it and his will be done!" half of the terrible bitterness would be gone … I see that happy people are those who believe such explanations. But, strangely enough, the more I recognize how lucky they are, the less I can understand their faith, and the less I feel capable of sharing their happiness. So far as I am concerned, I should never voluntarily contribute toward anybody's loss of faith so long as it is sincere. Only hypocrisy irritates me - and it is as wide spread as true faith is rare.

Source: Goldsmith, Barbara. Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie. Atlas, 2005.