Talk:Did Einstein and other famous scientists believe in god?

anon guy wrote:

"Just so you understand, Christians do infact understand Einstein was not a Christian. BUT you need to understand that Einstein believed that God was responsible. So when you continue on in your paper, I hope that you will include all facts, not just trying to make Christians look like dults."

What's a dult?

Your claim is weak. Einstein made it very clear he was not a theist. He used the term "God" metaphorically, in an abstract sense. This has absolutely nothing to do with your definition of God.--Pile 11:07, 15 January 2008 (CST)

You know, a pantheist is a kind of theist. It seems to me that this article is assuming that because Einstein doesn't believe in a personal God, that he is some sort of atheist or agnostic. The ancients didn't believe in a personal God either, but I wouldn't describe them as atheists by any means. It seems to me that there is good reason to suppose that Einstein may have believed in a First Principle of some kind.

Pantheism, especially the way Einstein mentioned it (which he appears to have abandoned for strict weak atheism later in life according to letters), is more or less a symbolic, metaphorical identifier. I could say I'm a pantheist as well, recognizing that I am dependent upon "mother earth" for my existence. Unless there's evidence that Einstein actually worshipped some one or some thing, I'd draw a big distinction between theism and pantheism as it relates to Einstein's beliefs or lack thereof.--Pile 10:22, 10 April 2009 (CDT)