Ever Wondered How Einstein Looked At God?

    • Virender Kapoor
    • Publish Date: Sep 8 2017 1:34PM
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    • Updated Date: Sep 8 2017 1:34PM
Ever Wondered How Einstein Looked At God?

"The more I study science, the more I believe in God  —  Albert Einstein"

 

Many thinkers and philosophers have argued against and for the existence of God. Different religions defined the supreme being in their own ways, so that people are lead on to a path of spirituality to connect to the almighty. Different religions gave different names to the god — making him more perceivable, more imaginable, and more acceptable to a common man. 

Einstein looked at this almighty, supreme power in a different way. He believed in the supreme power because he was humbled by the structure, the expanse and the unlimited energy he could perceive in the universe. He was humbled because having analysed matter, time, space and motion scientifically, he realised how insignificantly small he was in front of Godwho kept track of every event, every bit of matter and every life that existed in the universe.  

While the gurus and spiritual leaders understood and interpreted God through mythology and philosophy, Einstein interpreted God through science.

Scientific Way

Einstein did not believe in “personal god” and as far as religion is concerned he was religious because he was in the awe of god’s creation, the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as science could reveal. He would look up to god for the harmony that exists in the universe.

Einstein realised and made others do too, through his writings and talks, that as a human being we are just a part of this massive universe. We have only an illusion that we are a separate entity, but in actuality we are a part of one big whole, what we call as universe. He becomes philosophical in his thought and interpretation of relation between god and an individual by describing it as an optical or visual delusion of consciousness. Almost a year before his death he said that humans must break away from this delusion and this bondage from what they feel is self and people close to them as their own little universe. This according to him becomes like a prison of self and selfishness. “We must free ourselves from this bondage and widen our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and whole of nature and its beauty and obtain liberation from self" he said.

Many saints would preach the same thing without really understanding the enormity of it scientifically. But Einstein could feel it and also understand the power of nature scientifically. In the technical sense of it, Einstein was an atheist and didn't believe in god, yet he felt and perceived the power of Almighty. 

Einstein preached awe of God.


Virender Kapoor…author, thinker and educationist An IIT Bombay Alumnus, Kapoor is an author and a motivational speaker. Any questions for the author? Mail us at times.nie@timesgroup.com 


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R.Nidharshana KENSRI ACDEMY OF EXCELLENCEMARIANAP

Thank you for posting this amazing story

Vanshika Tandon QUEEN MARY''S SCHOOL MAYUR VHR-1

For me too, god is more idols. For me God is an unexplainable power which runs this world. The

Vanshika Tandon QUEEN MARY''S SCHOOL MAYUR VHR-1

For me too, god is more than just idols. For me God is an unexplainable power which runs this world. This power can''t be limited to the religious beliefs. I completely agree with Einstein. It is too scientific and logical to understand. It is just so fascinating to think of how the world was started and who could have thought so much! Everything in this mystical world happens for a reason, every little thing has it''s own charm, be it the human body, be the atom and molecules, god is supreme.

Aikya Oruganti Epistemo Global - Vikas Leadership School

nice story

CHHAVI RANA RUKMINI DEVI PUB. SCHOOL(PITAMPURA)

Great...

Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

That''s great. In the world where people put themselves in a box, Einstein went out of it. I thought all scientists are against the existence of God. But this is different. He''s really convincing. He is right. It is this universe. You conspire everything from the universe. When we connect it and understand with science, we''ll become more concious. Nice article!

R.Suman Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

This is an amazing story

Antara Bose Shri Shikshayatan School

That''s great.... Nice article

Raeka Kaur Gulati Sri Venkateshwar International School, Sector 18,

This is a nice bit of information ....... No offence to anybody, but, when we worship idols, we just think that they are God. But did we ever think that they are made up of stone? Like this, every stone is God.

Dilsher Singh Chatha Bhavan Vidyalaya Panchkula

Great. Einstein did think out of the box .

D. Keerthi Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

its a beautyful story........................

P.S Geethanjali Nalanda Vidya Niketan, Vijayawada

Nice article Loved this one !!

Snehil Chaturvedi City Montessori School Phase II, Gomtinagar

Einstein is a great person and he is right .Every time many myths says that our work is our religion and Albert Einstein is also saying that he has understood the concept of God.

Roma Ramcoumar Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Beautiful story . Quite interesting that Einstein too thought in a unique way .

Nandagopal M Soundarya School

This article is a bit different. All must know that science and god are related in some manner.

R.Lokeshwaran Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Amazing this is an interesting article to read

Nihal ST JOSEPH''S SCHOOL, MALAKPET

I''m sure that there is a driving force existence in nature .All the people name that driving force as god which is carrying out our day to day life.Its very tipical about the discussion of existence of god

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