Albert Einstein on Atheism

[SheBetterHaveA50InchAss]

There are people who say there is no God,
But what makes me really angry is that they quote me for support of such views.

The fanatical atheists,
are like slaves who are still feeling the weight of their chains which they have thrown off after hard struggle.
They are creatures who--in their grudge against traditional religion as the 'opium of the masses'
-- cannot hear the music of the spheres.

What separates me from most so-called atheists is a feeling of utter humility
toward the unattainable secrets of the harmony of the cosmos

 

[PsyenceRawk]

There are people who say there is no God,
But what makes me really angry is that they quote me for support of such views.

The fanatical atheists,
are like slaves who are still feeling the weight of their chains which they have thrown off after hard struggle.
They are creatures who--in their grudge against traditional religion as the 'opium of the masses'
-- cannot hear the music of the spheres.

What separates me from most so-called atheists is a feeling of utter humility
toward the unattainable secrets of the harmony of the cosmos

I'm no atheist, this is good.

 

[H.A.N]

bump fort Truth from a great man. He peeped game early.

 

[Mr. Met]

Most scientists are non theists.

They just don't like being labelled.

 

[hanginbals]

Most scientists are non theists.

They just don't like being labelled.

True indeed! Growing up I fell in love with science and still believe that Adam and Eve is some bull! Man evolved and adapted to his element. Period! No Arc, none of HIS story! Just going off facts

 

[BigDaddyBuk]

Most scientists are non theists.

They just don't like being labelled.

there is no hard evidence or concise studies to support this claim.

 

[SKATTA]

OP,Post the whole thing,not just snippets,good bad or indifferent.

 

[Flawless]

well if einstein says it we better take it seriously

 

[Built4Life]

That isn't an Einstein quote but anything can be attributed to someone on the internet.

Einstein was more of a believer in the "God of Spinoza" and that really isn't a belief.

 

[KRAYZIE]

Does the op realize that Einsteinis not saying that he himself is nother an atheist, but rather
differentiating himself from other atheists .

 

[ScorpDiesel]

Does the op realize that Einsteinis not saying that he himself is nother an atheist, but rather
differentiating himself from other atheists .

Einstein is not an atheist. His quotes on God:

"God does not play dice with the universe."
"When the solution is simple, God is answering."
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God."
"I want to know God's thoughts...the rest are details."
"God is clever, but not dishonest."
"Before God we are equally wise and equally foolish."

http://www.quotedb.com/authors/albert-einstein

 

[Built4Life]

Einstein is not an atheist. His quotes on God:

"God does not play dice with the universe."
"When the solution is simple, God is answering."
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God."
"I want to know God's thoughts...the rest are details."
"God is clever, but not dishonest."
"Before God we are equally wise and equally foolish."

http://www.quotedb.com/authors/albert-einstein

Actually, Einstein was an atheist in the traditional sense that atheism is the rejection of the god claims.

When people speak about god or goddesses they are speaking about a specific set of beliefs that most atheists reject. When one says god in our culture they mean the Judeo-Christian-Islmic tradition. Atheists reject the claims of all those who purport their religious beliefs are true and valid.

He was agnostic in regards to the nature of the cosmos as most atheists are. He believed in the god of Spinoza which is the god of nature, and not necessarily something you worship as most people do.

I may have been wrong about my above post regarding the quote being attributed to him because many theists try to attribute quotes to him that are either out of context or completely false.

 

[exiledking]

Actually, Einstein was an atheist in the traditional sense that atheism is the rejection of the god claims.

When people speak about god or goddesses they are speaking about a specific set of beliefs that most atheists reject. When one says god in our culture they mean the Judeo-Christian-Islmic tradition. Atheists reject the claims of all those who purport their religious beliefs are true and valid.

He was agnostic in regards to the nature of the cosmos as most atheists are. He believed in the god of Spinoza which is the god of nature, and not necessarily something you worship as most people do.

I may have been wrong about my above post regarding the quote being attributed to him because many theists try to attribute quotes to him that are either out of context or completely false.

thanks for being patient. Some gotta learn.

 

[ScorpDiesel]

Actually, Einstein was an atheist in the traditional sense that atheism is the rejection of the god claims.

When people speak about god or goddesses they are speaking about a specific set of beliefs that most atheists reject. When one says god in our culture they mean the Judeo-Christian-Islmic tradition. Atheists reject the claims of all those who purport their religious beliefs are true and valid.

He was agnostic in regards to the nature of the cosmos as most atheists are. He believed in the god of Spinoza which is the god of nature, and not necessarily something you worship as most people do.

I may have been wrong about my above post regarding the quote being attributed to him because many theists try to attribute quotes to him that are either out of context or completely false.

The crux of your argument is based on the premise that there is a segment of atheists who believe in a god, which is a contradiction in terms. If one believes or reasons in an all-powerful being, he/she is a theist or deist.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theism

theism
1. the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation.
2. belief in the existence of a god or gods.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deism

deism
1. belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation.
2. belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to it.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atheism

atheism
1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

Then you try to support that contradiction with the false assumption that people use the term "god" or "goddess" in a very narrow way. How people use the term "god" or "goddess" is irrelevant in proving whether Einstein is atheist or not.

Again, it's a contradiction in terms to say that any segment of atheists are agnostic. One cannot purport that god doesn't exist AND that the existence of god is unknowable.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agnostic

agnostic
a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god

 

[Count23]

well if einstein says it we better take it seriously

 

[donwuan]

Actually, Einstein was an atheist in the traditional sense that atheism is the rejection of the god claims.

When people speak about god or goddesses they are speaking about a specific set of beliefs that most atheists reject. When one says god in our culture they mean the Judeo-Christian-Islmic tradition. Atheists reject the claims of all those who purport their religious beliefs are true and valid.

He was agnostic in regards to the nature of the cosmos as most atheists are. He believed in the god of Spinoza which is the god of nature, and not necessarily something you worship as most people do.

I may have been wrong about my above post regarding the quote being attributed to him because many theists try to attribute quotes to him that are either out of context or completely false.

Read what ScorpDiesel said. You are confused as hell in the traditional sense.

 

[(0_0)..l.. finger]

well if einstein says it we better take it seriously

 

[J Storm]

Einstein was a PANTHEIST!!!


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