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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
I think you have kind of misinterpreted Einstein's beliefs.
His statement about God not playing dice was a statement about his belief in the natural laws of the universe, and that the universe is deterministic according to natural laws. It was a response to the seeming randomness of quantum science, and reflected his insistence that the underlying reality of the universe was not random but operated according to natural laws.
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His belief in Spinoza's God was a denial of a God as a spiritual being that existed outside of natural law and reflected his belief in nature and natural law. He wrote on that:
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In a poem he wrote in dedication to Spinoza he wrote the line "Trust not the comforting facade" about religious belief.
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In the same letter as quoted above, he also wrote:
I'm not writing this to attack your whole belief system or anything, but I think you should really reconsider using Einstein as an example of a scientist who believed in a spiritual being or creator version of God. He was an agnostic who believed in a natural reality that unfolds according to natural law |
Thank you for respectful discourse. I get your point and will look into it deeper.