I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I am unable to take seriously. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Just because you believe in something does not mean that it is true. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
[O]nly if every individual strives for truth can humanity attain a happier future; the atavisms in each of us that stand in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
My deep religiosity [...] found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own --… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am astonished… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, and religious scripture a collection of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Through the reading of popular scientific books I soon reached the conviction that much in the stories of the Bible could not… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
e idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive. However, I am also not a "Freethinker"… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“there is found a third level of religious experience, even if it is seldom found in a pure form. I will call… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I came- though the child of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents - to a deep religiousness, which, however, reached an abrupt end at… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions, and combinations of sensory impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seem to… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There lies the weaknesss of positivists and professional atheists who are elated because they feel that they have not only successfully rid… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
You imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The world we have made is a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mistaken. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
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