Einstein's error (like most other non-believers

I want to explain briefly why evil must exist in this world because one of the reasons why people hold back into believing in the existence of God is because of the evil that goes on. To do this I want to use Albert Einstein who was known to be a non-believer in God to convey my point.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history.
So, what was the reason Albert Einstein rejected the existence of a personal God? Einstein recognized the remarkable design and order of the cosmos, but could not reconcile those characteristics with the evil and suffering he found in human existence. How could an all-powerful God allow the suffering that exists on earth?

Einstein's error ( like most other non-believers)

Einstein's failure to understand the motives of God are the result of his incorrect assumption that God intended this universe as His ultimate perfect creation. Einstein could not get past the moral problems that are present in our universe.

He assumed, as most atheists do, that a personal God would only create a universe which is both good morally and perfect physically. However, according to Christianity, the purpose of the universe is not to be morally or physically perfect, but to provide a place where spiritual creatures can choose to love or reject God - to live with Him forever in a new, perfect universe, or reject Him and live apart from Him for all eternity.

It would not be possible to make this choice in a universe in which all moral choices are restricted to only good ones. Einstein didn't seem to understand that one could not choose between good and bad if bad did not exist. It's amazing that such a brilliant man could not understand such a simple logical principle.

Conclusion

No, Albert Einstein was not a Christian or even a theist (one who believes in a personal God), probably because he failed to understand why evil existed. These days, those who fail to understand the purpose of evil not only reject the concept of a personal God, but also reject the concept of God's existence altogether.

If you are an agnostic or atheist, my goal for you would be to recognize what Albert Einstein understood about the universe - that its amazing design demands the existence of a creator God. Then, go beyond Einstein's faulty understanding of the purpose of the universe and consider the Christian explanation for the purpose of human life and why evil must exist in this world.

 

1. What's a spiritual creature?
2. What's a non spiritual creature?
3. What do you mean by 'forever' and eternity?
4. What do you mean by a perfect universe, one that isn't so amazingly designed?
5. What's the difference if you live with or apart from 'Him', 'forever'?
6. Why is choosing necessary?
7. Can you even prove that we have the ability to freely choose?

 

The inner workings of the simple mind.

You have achieved a complete misunderstanding of Albert Einstein’s findings and beliefs with such precision I have to say I'm impressed.

When you are talking about a historical figure it would behoove you to post actual references to support your opinions regardless of how amusing they are.

 

Wow that took me all of 10 seconds to find the link where you plagiarized some apologetics.

http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/einstein.html

 

So what?...lol

What's the matter can't you handle the truth?...lol

I'm just passing on what I wholeheartedly agree with.

 

Human beings...didn't you know that?...lol

 

Just that...forever!

 

God's Kingdom of Heaven...paradise if you will.

 

so what your saying is Einstein was in error because he thought god was perfect when in reality he is flawed, God was really a (as many believer believe) jealous, vengeful, mean spirited old man in the sky the judges people based on if they believed in him before there was any proof "him" even existed

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To live with Him will be great joy and bliss, while living apart from Him will be great agony and despair.

 

It's rather obvious your reading comprehension skills are flawed...lol I suggest you take a class in improving your reading comprehension skills...lol

 

Problem #1 with you entire premise:

Einstein did not believe in a Creator God.

 

It will determine where you spend your eternity at. Not choosing is the same as choosing to be apart from Him.

 

How is it moral to decide someone's fate for all eternity based on the actions of a single lifetime?

Its the equivalent of having a kid do something bad for one single nanosecond and then torturing them in your basement for the rest of their existence.

 

Einstein was not a non-believer, he just wasn't a Christian. He was a deist. The premise of the thread starts out on faulty ground.

 

All human beings, or just specific human beings? And what are non spiritual creatures?

 

I mean like are you talking about a continuum of time or the absence of time?

 

I guess what I mean is if this universe is so amazingly designed already, what sort of improvements could their be in...how do you say it?....paradise?

In other words, what makes it so much better?

 

Yes, as anyone can see there are already people choosing...there are the believers and non-believers who are expressing their beliefs on these threads.

Just read their post and you'll be able to clearly recognize what side they are choosing at the moment.

 

No, it would be an infinitely longer time than that. And, although the kid has heard your rules, he heard them from some other kid who heard them from some other kid who heard them from some other kid, he didnt hear them from you. In fact the kid had never even seen your face. And other kids are around, telling him that THEIR dad's rules are the ones he has to follow instead.

 

So the universe is so amazingly designed to have evil in it, so that you can pursue the promise of being rewarded (or punished) with a specific grouping of abstract emotions?

So that leads me to ask, where do emotions come from?

 

Your conclusion could have been shorter:

"In short, our universe with a God is indistinguishable from a universe without a God. Which why believing in God is so logical."

 

Ok, what makes you believe this? I can't think of any reference to the problem of evil other than that fabricated chain letter that went around in the beginning of the naughties.

A fair chunk of scientists who reject gods do so because the more you know about the universe, the less special humans become. I would imagine that to a scientist who discovers the finer workings of the world on quantum and relativistic scales, humanity is unimportant on a physical plane. Would God break his own laws which hold on levels many times larger than the range from atomic to galactic because of some emotional commitment to a specific class of collections of matter? I doubt that a person with Einstein's experience with experimental theory would find that likely, and based on that in combination with his conclusion that the order of the universe requires a god, Spinosa's god seems like the only conclusion. That is consistent with any quotes I can remember (yours and "God does not play dice", which illuminates his view on Gods interference while failing to mention your explanation).

 

Yet, so people are not Christians and do not live in agony.

How does that work?

 

So the choice is already made for me? Got it.

No I actually think this has more to it. Without great agony and despair, eventually great joy and bliss would be indistinguishable from any other emotion. Hence you'd just be a philosophical zombie. One vessel indistinct from any of the other....I presume 10-12 'spiritual creatures' that will be there.