Isn't asking a physicist's views on religion like asking a bricklayer's views on ladies fashion?

Question

Christians are so fond of mentioning Einstein and Newton's alleged Christianity, but wouldn't it be more likely that religion is not really that important to them?

Answer 1

Well why don't they talk about now. National Academy of Sciences is 93% Atheist or Agnostic.

Answer 2

Actually, I've never heard of Einstein's and Newton's alleged Christianity. It wouldn't affect my beliefs one way or the other. As far as how important it was to them, it's really hard to judge someone else's faith or beliefs. Personally, I would be more inclined to believe that neither Einstein nor Newton would have been the type to blindly follow anything or just go with the flow or just believe what their parents told them to. I would reason that, if they were Christians, they probably had well-thought-out reasons for believing the way they did.

Answer 3

I don't know about Einstein, but apparently Newton's spiritual beliefs were important to him. (they weren't necessarily "Christian" bleliefs, but he did believe in God and wrote some essays about his beliefs).
Tyndale, the martyred translator of the Bible into English, said his purpose was that the man who pushed the plow should know more abuot the Bible than the bishops of his time. meaning to say, the religious professionals knew nothing about spiritual matters, but any one at all who read and meditated the Scriptures could develope a dpth of spiritual knowledge. So whether someone is a physicist, an English teacher, or a street sweeper, he can become an expert on spiritual matters.

Answer 4

God was important to Einstein, not religion. He was a type of diest and his views were sympathetic to another diest who gave lip service to Jesus. I don't think Einstein was a Christian but he did embrace the concepts that Jesus held as truth.

Einstein said Science without Religion is Lame, Religion without Science is blind.

That's a very profound statement.

Science explains what is know

Religion explains what is not known

A hear surgeon who knows his trade and does valve jobs on a daily basis HAS to admit there must be a GOD who takes his good patients away for no good reason.

The alternative is to admit he goofed in surgery.

Answer 5

I've never met a physicist or a bricklayer that was unwilling to voice their opinions on religion or ladies fashion. Why are you so unwilling to ask their views?

Answer 6

Hey, why are you putting down bricklayers?

Physicists have very interesting views on religion. And anyone who has actually studied Einstein knows he certainly was no Christian.

Answer 7

Thats not true at all I never very a many scientist who are practicing Christians. Science is evidence of God. The Bible says that the earth declares his glory. U can see his divinity through creation.

Answer 8

I am a proud Christian.

I have read book that Physicist's have written on creation, and they beleive in creation, and are Christian.

Although my Physics Teacher at school is clearly an Evolutionist.

So it really depends on what physicist your asking.

Answer 9

Although the analogy you present in your question is "right-on", it cannot be blanketly applied to other situations as you have done. Einstein's and Newton's belief in Christ as God was VERY IMPORTANT to them, as any brief historical study will show. God Bless you.

Answer 10

Just because they are scientists don't mean they don't go to church. Many scientists actually believe that there just might be a divine higher power. Ever heard of Scientology? Lastly as long as a women is wearing something with clevage, or its very revealing, a bricklayer could give a damn. Especially if she was hot.