Atheism Quotes by Albert Einstein

Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

— Albert Einstein

The more I study science, the more I believe in God.

— Albert Einstein

I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life.

— Albert Einstein

You accept the historical Jesus?

— Albert Einstein

God reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists.

— Albert Einstein

The idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I am unable to take seriously.

— Albert Einstein

For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions.

— Albert Einstein

From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.

— Albert Einstein

I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly.

— Albert Einstein

I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.

— Albert Einstein

My deep religiosity [...] found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books.

— Albert Einstein

The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses.

— Albert Einstein

Just because you believe in something does not mean that it is true.

— Albert Einstein

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or…

— Albert Einstein

[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

I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He…

— Albert Einstein

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking…

— Albert Einstein

The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables…

— Albert Einstein

The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the…

— Albert Einstein

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care…

— Albert Einstein

Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions, and combinations of sensory impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seem to…

— Albert Einstein

If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is…

— Albert Einstein

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own --…

— Albert Einstein

It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also…

— Albert Einstein

There lies the weaknesss of positivists and professional atheists who are elated because they feel that they have not only successfully rid…

— Albert Einstein

I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we…

— Albert Einstein

A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty…

— Albert Einstein

Scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by laws of Nature, and therefore this holds…

— Albert Einstein

The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, and religious scripture a collection of…

— Albert Einstein

e idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive. However, I am also not a "Freethinker"…

— Albert Einstein

“there is found a third level of religious experience, even if it is seldom found in a pure form. I will call…

— Albert Einstein

“Through the reading of popular scientific books I soon reached the conviction that much in the stories of the Bible could not…

— Albert Einstein

The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children.

— Albert Einstein

Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward…

— Albert Einstein

The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer.

— Albert Einstein

I came- though the child of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents - to a deep religiousness, which, however, reached an abrupt end at…

— Albert Einstein

The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does…

— Albert Einstein

I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am astonished…

— Albert Einstein

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

“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable,…

— Albert Einstein