In this presentation of Einstein's science and religion we try to figure him out.
He WAS a pantheist, yet seemed, according to him, to be something more.
In this materialistic age of ours the serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people.
"Religion and Science" (1910) P. 1
Albert Einstein is an enigma. P. 1
In hia own mind at least he tried to integrate science and spirituality. P. 14
Science and religion cannot be in conflict. P. 14
Einstein was an early practitioner of "spiritual but not religious." P. 14
A legitimate conflict between religion and science cannot exist. P. 14 Einstein was wrong.
Einstein knew Jung, Freud, and Russell. P. 20
"Tackled" Kant at age 13. Guessing he didn't really read and understand Kant. P. 20
It's amazing how views of Einstein's religion vary so greatly. Atheist? Agnostic? Deist? Realist? Pantheist? Cosmic religion? How do you understand what he meant by that? P. 22-23
Einstein seems to praise the rationality of the universe but he seems to base this on physics but not biology. How does he define "rational." He also seems to think that only physicists are the real theologians. His cosmic religion is not for everyone. P. 34
His three steps in religious progress is overly simplistic.
Science has made religion more profound. Perhaps for thinkers like Einstein but not for the hot polloi. P. 34
I do not think I share Einstein's cosmic religion feeling.
Einstein was deeply influenced by Eastern spirituality. P. 37
A synthesis of science and "spirituality" is a wonderful thought for liberals but the rise of fundamentalism has no need or interest in it. P. 39
Physicists of Einstein's time were greatly influenced by Eastern thought. P. 40
I do not feel Einstein's cosmic religious feeling.
Though not a convert and in-depth expert, Einstein admired Eastern spirituality including a trip to Japan to check it out. P. 41
Einstein is complex.
Pythagoras: Spend 5 yrs in silence before proceeding. P. 69
I can why Einstein admired Pythagoras. P, 70
According to this book, the influence of Pythagoras was far and wide in the annals of scientific history. Simplicity and unity. P. 72
At this moment (April 8) I am negative about connecting to Einstein's cosmic religion.
Spinoza is virtually unreadable. I cannot totally relate to why Einstein was so enamored with him. P. 101
Einstein once mused that had he lived in an earlier century he might have been burned or hung. P. 105
Ancient Indian pantheism. P. 111
A mild spirit. P. 113
Hitler had a big library. I will be reading soo . n the book about his library. Einstein had a huge library. The point is that you can tell a lot about a person by perusing their libraries. I have long thought like that as a reader and the holder of a big library. If I had been famous, I amuse myself by thinking of people perusing my library to form an impression of me. The library of a reader and book collector speaks volumes about the true nature of the person.
There is escaping our evolutionary heritage just as there is escape from physical laws, P. 141
At this moment (4-10-25) I am not enamored with Einstein's religious sentiments.
(4-11-25) Einstein's cosmic religion leaves me cold. "We are driven by some inner force, which we are not always aware of." P. 146
By the time I finish this book, I am tired of Einstein. He was a glorified pantheist, that's all. His cosmic religion will not go far. Dualists outnumber monists. (April 14)
Talking to Rama about Eastern philosophy. (April 14)
Finish Easter day. Mostly questions, new information, few answers, but new perspective.
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