The question is why is this discussion on the Einstein tribe? Even though people love to take his quotes like "God does not play dice with the world" and claim that these indicate that he believed in God, in his private correspondence he explained to friends that he cannot be held responsible for what others try to read into such words.

He didn't believe in a personal God or a consciousness with a will out there directing things. And he knew better than to make public pronouncements about that. So I'm not sure why this thread is on the Einstein tribe.

If we're going to filter out the rubbish, we should start with language, since it is the source of our dualistic conceptions.

Math, logic, english, etc., are all rooted in the mind. We cannot find the Self in an equation. We cannot realize the Self through a clever argument. We cannot express the Self on paper.

The problem we face isn't the acquisition of external knowledge, but the elimination of internal ignorance. We already possess All, but we do not recognize it. We have fallen into a great cosmic slumber -- the sleep of ajnana.

His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?" Jesus said, "It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying 'here it is' or 'there it is.' Rather, the kingdom of the father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it."

Really Joel? Well I thought you might find this interesting:
Einstein quotes on God:


o I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details.

o I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his own creation. I cannot do this in spite of the fact that mechanistic causality has, to a certain extent, been placed in doubt by modern science. [He was speaking of Quantum Mechanics and the breaking down of determinism.] My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance -- but for us, not for God
The Human Side, 1954

o People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live...[We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born. in a letter to Otto Juliusburger

o When the solution is simple, God is answering.

o Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.

o He who finds though that lets us penetrate even a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great grace. He who, in addition, experiences the recognition, sympathy, and help of the best minds of his times, had been given almost more happiness than one

I think "Your understanding is wrong. What he wrote on the subject is available for you to learn that yourself."

Please know what your talking about before criticizing. Thanks

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