Religion influences Einstein’s views

Since at least 1750, Einstein’s paternal and maternal ancestors had lived in southern Germany, mainly in Buchau, a small town not far from Ulm. Albert’s great grandfather was born there, his grandfather was born there and his father. The fact that Albert, born in Ulm on March 14, 1879, was contrary to Jewish tradition, not given the name of his grandfather, shows that his parents were not strict in matters of religion. Although they never renounced their Jewish heritage, they did not observe traditional rights or dietary laws and never attended religious service at the synagogue. Hermann Einstein regarded Jewish rituals as relics of an

They sent Albert to a Catholic public primary school at age six, though he did receive instruction in his own religion from a distant relative, as such instruction was compulsory in the state of Bavaria. When Einstein moved on to the Luitpold Gymnasium, he received the two hours of religious instruction per week that the school offered its Jewish pupils. Einstein studied the Ten Commandments, biblical history, and the rudiments of Hebrew grammar. His belief in God was important to his science, since he often asked himself the question, "How much choice did God have in constructing the universe?" (Hawking 174). By contemplating whether or not God would have designed the universe a certain manner, Einstein could use his sharp intuition to develop simple and elegant ideas.

Einstein's efforts in behalf of social causes have sometimes been viewed as unrealistic. In fact, his proposals were always carefully thought out. Like his scientific theories, they were motivated by sound intuition based on a shrewd and careful assessment of evidence and observation. Although Einstein gave much of himself to political and social causes, science always came first, because, he often said, only the discovery of the nature of the universe would have lasting meaning.

ancient superstition and ‘was proud that Jewish rites were not practiced in his home,” as Albert’s son-in-law Rudolf Kayser wrote in his biography of Einstein (Riser 28).

Soon afterward, though, World War I began, and Einstein quickly made his beliefs known. He was still of Jewish faith, but he supported the ideas of Spinoza. In each of Einstein's ideas, he always gave thought to how God would have planned the universe. All his life, he sought to encourage nonviolent solutions to problems, and war ran against this belief. Again, he turned to his science to maintain focus. Since the world of politics brought him no answers, science had to once a

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