What Did Einstein Believe About Spinoza's God?

What Did Einstein Believe About Spinoza's God?

In this video, we explore Albert Einstein's belief in Spinoza's God and how it influenced his worldview. We discuss Spinoza's concept of God as the underlying force that governs the universe, which resonated with Einstein's own rationalist beliefs. Through his rejection of traditional religious beliefs, Einstein saw the natural world as a source of wonder and inspiration, providing a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. We examine the connections between rationalism, pantheism, and the understanding of natural laws, as well as the implications of Einstein's views on science, religion, and the universe. Join us as we dive into the fascinating intersection of philosophy, science, and human understanding.

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[philipbacani]

Spinoza’s God :

When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the question students asked him most was: Do you believe in God? And he always answered: I believe in the God of Spinoza.

Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along with Descartes.

According to Spinoza, God would say: “Stop praying. I want you to go out into the world and enjoy your life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've made for you.

“Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That's where I live and there I express my love for you.

“Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you there was anything wrong with you or that you were a sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a gift I have given you and with which you can express your love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don't blame me for everything that others made you believe.

“Stop reading alleged sacred scriptures that have nothing to do with me. If you can't read me in a sunrise, in a landscape, in the look of your friends, in your son's eyes—you will find me in no book!

“Stop asking me, ‘Will you tell me how to do my job?’ Stop being so scared of me. I do not judge you or criticize you, nor get angry or bothered. I am pure love.

“Stop asking for forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I made you, I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies, and best of all, free will. Why would I blame you if you respond to something I put in you? How could I punish you for being the way you are, if I'm the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who behave badly for the rest of eternity? What kind of god would do that?

“Respect your peers, and don't give what you don't want for yourself. All I ask is that you pay attention in your life—alertness is your guide.

“My beloved, this life is not a test, not a step on the way, not a rehearsal, not a prelude to paradise. This life is the only thing here and now—and it is all you need.

“I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a record.
You are absolutely free to create in your life. It’s you who creates heaven or hell.

“Live as if there is nothing beyond this life, as if this is your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist. Then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is an afterlife, rest assured that I won't ask if you behaved right or wrong, I'll ask, ‘Did you like it? Did you have fun? What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?’

“Stop believing in me; believing is assuming, guessing, imagining. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to believe in you. I want you to feel me in you when you kiss your beloved, when you tuck in your little girl, when you caress your dog, when you bathe in the sea.

“Stop praising me. What kind of egomaniac God do you think I am? I'm bored with being praised. I'm tired of being thanked. Feeling grateful? Prove it by taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world. Express your joy! That's the way to praise me.

“Stop complicating things and repeating as a parrot what you've been taught about me. Why do you need more miracles? So many explanations?

“The only thing for sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders.”

[richardmadaka]

Great ideas well explained in just few minutes. I appreciate your brain, keep it up!

[rul]

Beautiful! And the Cosmos is made of Love. I love how Spinoza experience it.

[wayofspinoza]

Einstein was asked, do you believe in God? His answer, “I believed in Spinoza’s God.” What is Spinoza’s God? As a student of Spinoza’s philosophy these past 50+ years, I understand Spinoza’s God and if you’re interested, I can help you incorporate Spinoza’s ideas into your life. Love, peace, and happiness will manifest.

[jamesmccarty]

You repeated yourself over and over and over

[marthablissgroup]

Why is the same things twice ...to make the video longer 😮

[outofoblivionproductions]

'Natural Law' is a philosophical term referring to God's absolute law and absolute truth.
'Laws of nature' refer to patterns in nature found by modern science and philosophy.
Natural laws I therefore find to be a confusing term. I don't think Einstein believes in Natural Law. Does he believe in absolute truth or does he think truth is relative (given he came up with the law of relativity)?

[rgaleny]

GOD IS A CONCEPT BY WHICH WE MEASURE OUR LIVES

[luisbarbosa]

well, it can explain how Life was created, but it doesn´t explain "where morality come from"?

[keithfoundfun]

He believed in the Living God J.C. spoke of when he said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is closer to man than his own breath, yet he knows it not.”
“Christianity” or any other organized religion is more about control than anything else.

[TheGarrymoore]

Spinoza does not equate the God with the Universe. The Universe is just one expression of God. Said differently, the Universe is an infinitely small subset of the God. Spinoza's God has much more attributes than the Universe. So, Spinoza's Nature is not equal to the Universe we inhabit, as it is often wrongly interpreted. Also, the immortality of soul is a derivation within Spinoza's philosophy, which for modern science is a tabu. There are many other differences between what modern science claims and Spinoza's philosophy.

[Pedro-sky]

the problem is that I have an spiritual story that I certainly did not create.

[castiel.atheist]

so just say he belives in laws of nature

[adamfox]

This video explains it, but repeated the same thing for four minutes.

[JohnSmendrovac]

Reason and Science can never be equal to faith in God Almighty, God created the Universe and is beyond any Scientific understanding and must be taken on faith and his mercy and love ❤️

[shivarajbiradar]

Spinoza and Buddha, Basava, Bhima, Phule, Kabeer, many many philosophers advocacy is to reform the humanity. But, waisted intrysts of capitalistic criminals are so strongly suppress the reformer's philosophy. Which make's little impacts on Naives old mindset.

[AmaPeters-pjpm]

Nothing has been said here that is of value, we should use language more effucientky

[robertbukovcan]

Dumbed down to the point of not being true

[hadassah]

pantheism or aka deist.
he was a stubborn science kid who only wanted to keep his head in knowledge.
The question WHY would he think God/Yahweh wouldn't be a God that cares about His own creation?
seems like it stems from his own limitations. Einstein and Spinoza only want to care about objective things not compassion things.

[rgaleny]

THE TERRERIUM IS WHAT YOU GET, BUT YOU ARE RADICALLY FREE IN IT.