Einstein's Religious Beliefs

Einstein did believe in God, just not a personal God or a traditional one, but claiming he was merely talking of the laws of the universe is unfounded.Care to try to substantiate Einstein was an atheist and simply referred to God as a metaphor for the laws of the universe?If he was an atheist, he wouldn't have denied it when asked. He also stated he believed in Spinoza's God. Spinoza's God is a sentient being. Unless you want to argue Einstein was unaware of Spinoza's beliefs, I don't see how you have an argument.Edited by randman, : No reason given.

You misunderstand the comment on "personal God." It's a reference to the idea of God as someone that responds to prayer or is concerned with morals, ethics and human beings, that is "personal" in that manner.Edited by randman, : No reason given.

Real Questions. Real Answers. Bible Based. - BibleAskQuite obviously Einstein believed there was a far superior intelligence behind natural law.Furthermore, he point blank denied being an atheist. The context you quoted was that to a Jesuit, he would appear to be an atheist.....obviously a bit pf hyperbole, but when asked point blank about his belief in God, he denies being an atheist and merely reiterates he doesn't believe in a personal God such as the God in Judaism and Christianity.Here is the quote in context which makes it clear Einstein believed in a Creator. Note his comparison and analogy of us as children that know someone wrote the books we see. We know someone created the rules, laws,and existence of the universe. We just don't know how.Edited by randman, : No reason given.Edited by randman, : No reason given.

Read what he wrote. It's pretty clear. Just google some sites and read for yourself. Here are some comments. This first one should settle all doubts as to his belief in God but not the personal God that responds to prayer, etc,... http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/619097.html http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/einstein.htmHere he angrily denies being an atheist and is upset with people that claim he is. http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/einstein.htmlEdited by randman, : No reason given.

Einstein denied being an atheist. Check out the quote below: [qs] http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/einstein.htmlNote the comment that "there are yet people who say there is no God." Seems pretty clear he believed the universe itself was evidence of God, just not a personal God that responds to prayers, etc,....

A will like ourselves doesn't mean no will at all. I think the best quote is where Einstein says he is upset with atheists that try to count him as one of them. http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/einstein.htmlNote his derision of "people who say there is no God." Just read his writings. It's abundantly clear he believed in a Creator God.Edited by Admin, : Fix quote.

There is no contradiction whatsoever. He couldn't be plainer. You can't believe in a "superior intelligence" that shows itself in the universe without believing in God, period. He over and over again states his belief in God. He just doesn't think this God is the same as the personal God of most religions. He also believes God is subject to the same principles His/It's intelligence reveals.Spinoza, just to make a point, believed very much in a Creator Being. One item many atheists naively miss is the fact that Spinoza didn't accept a strictly materialist universe as some think. He believed created things were made from an uncreated substance which is part of a divine Being. Now, you could argue that the uncreated substance is material, but it's a different perspective than materialists. Everything, not just "physical" things, are an extension and part of Spinoza's God, both what we can see and measure and what we cannot.

Or conversely you have poor reading skills and shouldn't accuse those with better knowledge of being intellectually dishonest?Fact is he never says he is a pantheist. He says quite plainly he is not an atheist, that he is not a pantheist either. He quite plainly states over and over again, he believes in a Creator God, but doesn't think God answers prayer. God is not a personal God as most religions advocates. He sets up immutable laws, which He Himself is subject to. How you can read what he says and not see this is astonishing to me!Maybe if you approach this not trying to fit Eistein into some specific camp and just reread his words, you can see it. He is not an atheist and deplores atheists that try to say he is. He explicitly says it upsets him. At the same time, he is not favorable towards traditional religion, though he does argue, over and over again, that a specific religious feeling is necessary for true, scientific discovery, and that great intellects possess this feeling.

Maybe so, maybe not....but one thing is clear, despite rejecting a traditional view of God, he was not atheist and did believe in God.

Problem is I have carefully showed that the "God" he believed in was not the traditional idea of God, but at the same time, Einstein stated he was religious and believed in God. So I am just retelling what he stated without adding anything more at all to it.In fact, the biggest error here is to assert he was an atheist and just mentioned "God" as a metaphor for natural laws. It was more than that. He saw those laws as evidence for this "superior intelligence."

Wasn't Einstein somewhat of a philanderer, btw?