Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Einstein's views on God and science

“The letter of Einstein is a news, but it presents only a part of Einstein's view about God. There are other quotes of Einstein, such as science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”Asked by Idris, Raipur

He answers at 1:24:37 in The Existence of God · 2 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:24:37
yeh harghiz ishq rasool nahi hai. yeh yeh qoumi hangamay hain, is ka koi na dunya mein faida hai, na akhirat mein faida hai. maulana, agla sawal raipur se aaya hai idrees sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "the letter of einstein is a news, but it presents only a part of einstein view about god. there are other courts of einstein, such as science without religion is lame. religion without science is blind. second, i want to know gods thoughts. the rest are details. third, strange is a situation here upon this earth.
1:25:20
each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. and there are many other. It means like many other scientist, Einstein believed in God, though his realization of God may not completely match hundred percent with the concept of God described in religious books. Nahi, main is ko nahi manunga. Wo us ka case confusion ka case tha. Khud apne ek aur letter mein likha tha ke mera case jo hai, agnosticism ka case hai. Sahi maano mein wo agnostic tha. Wo
1:25:58
main nahi manta ke wo Khuda ko manta tha. Yeh toh confusion ke jumle hain. Yeh sab confusion ke jumle hain. Sahi tareen jo uska jo muqam tha, wo hai ke wo agnostic tha. Wo bas meri apni study yehi hai.
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