God and Science

beautiful harmony of the structure of this world as far as we can grasp it. Raner replied, asking for clarification of Einstein’s position, wanting to know if he was an atheist from the viewpoint of the dictionary—someone who disbelieves in the existence of a God or a Supreme Being. To this, Einstein replied: “I have repeatedly said that, in my opinion, the idea of a personal God is a childlike one. You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist, whose fervour is primarily due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious indoctrination received in youth. I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and our own being.” Einstein’s position on the concept of God is the same as that of many other scientists. God is not a subject of scientific study. Then, why do many scientists not deny God and, at most, call themselves ‘agnostic’—that is, holding to a position in which they are neither in a position to deny God nor in a position to affirm Him? The subject matter of science is the material world. But what is the material world? It is a creation of the Creator. That is why the study of science is nothing but the study of the creation of the Creator. A scientist can deny belief in God, but denying the signs of God, the Creator, present in the entire creation is impossible.