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
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