what are einstein view on religion and god in 200 words
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Albert Einstein's religious views have been widely studied and often misunderstood.Albert Einstein stated that he believed in the pantheistic God of Baruch Spinoza.He did not believe in a personal God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings, a view which he described as naïve. He clarified however that, "I am not an atheist", preferring to call himself an agnostic,or a "religious nonbeliever.Einstein also stated he did not believe in life after death, adding "one life is enough for me.He was closely involved in his lifetime with several humanist groups.
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A handwritten missive by Albert Einstein known as the “God letter” fetched almost $3m at auction on Tuesday.
Christie’s auction house in New York stated on Tuesday afternoon that the letter, including the buyer’s premium, fetched $2.89m under the hammer. That was almost twice the expected amount.
The one-and-a-half-page letter, written in 1954 in German and addressed to the philosopher Eric Gutkind, contains reflections on God, the Bible and Judaism
Einstein says: “The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.”