Believed that God exists. True. He was also, possibly, the most brilliant scientist to have ever lived. Also true. So if all scientists were like him (sharing in a belief of God), would we progress faster?
"God helps those who help themselves". So if each scientist believed that God was helping them in their studies then perhaps we would have more Einstiens cropping up?
NOTE: I'm not saying that they should totally rely on God to do all the work for them, that's a horrible misconception.
2007-08-04 02:05:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well he certainly didn't mean god the way you do.
He was a Pantheist, which means that he thought nature and the universe was god. He did not believe in a personal god that would help out, or even care about humans. He was rather wishy washy about rather it was even a consciousness.
What is it with you guys and Einstein??? He was pretty clear about his beliefs if you actually take the time to read what he wrote, and they don't support any religion. They are much closer to agnosticism.
2007-08-04 02:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I think that there's a certain amount of insanity (what-if?) that comes with these deep thought thinkers anyway. Many of these people seem to be missing the: "mundane" common sense that most others use everyday. To conceptualize or re-create God-like qualities reminds me more of Frankenstein than Einstein.(Remember the movie:Lawnmower man) I prefer the Einstein personality with a clever sense of humor than a God with a hair trigger attitude we have read about in some older religions. Maybe God has multiple personalities anyway? (shudders) Einstein, it would seem, was a unique individual with a more pleasant and humane type of personality. We would have had to have cloned him entirely instead. Having more scientists that play God without knowing the God-like consequences would be pure insanity.
2007-08-04 02:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einstein did not agree that god exists. You faithful folks try to quote him out of context to prove your point. In 1950, in a letter to M. Berkowitz, Einstein stated that "My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who works on the basis of reward and punishment."
2007-08-04 02:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sorry. Religious belief does not make a genius. Genius makes a genius. For the record, the same argument could be made that lack of religious belief makes for great scientists, as there are plenty of Atheist scientists out there.
Something to note: Bible colleges aren't exactly pushing people to become scientists and study Evolution, now are they?
2007-08-04 02:12:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jack B, sinistral 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Einstein believed in your Christian god like he believed in Santa Claus. Stating it is true doesn't make it so.
In 1929, Einstein told Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein "I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind." (Brian 1996, p. 127) In 1950, in a letter to M. Berkowitz, Einstein stated that "My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who works on the basis of reward and punishment."
2007-08-04 02:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Well, first off you are going to get answers that say Einstein did not believe in God. which, of course, he did. There are many, many quotes that prove that he did.
As your first answer clearly shows, he knows nothing of Einstein. Einstein was Jewish and never denounced his faith.
and the answer below says he didn't believe in the "Christian God" which is just not true. The Jewish God is the Christian God. The only difference is that Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah.
There are numerous quotes by Einstein where he refers to God many, many times. The atheists wish to adopt Einstein because they can not accept that a person who believes in God, was probably the most intelligent person that ever lived to this point in time.
2007-08-04 02:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
what are you saying exactly? would you like to present any evidence that einstein's belief (which incidentally, did not involve a personal god i think) positively affected the way he practiced science?
2007-08-04 02:19:42 · answer #7 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good point.
"The scientist is possessed by the sense of universal causation...His religious feeling takes the form of rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals the intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection. - Albert Einstein (
2007-08-04 02:11:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Einstein was a common man. Father of all knowledge - PROPHETS believed him so believe HIM !!!
2007-08-04 02:21:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
DESTINY my friend... destiny
2007-08-04 02:10:21 · answer #10 · answered by NAMELESS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋