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Article: Einstein viewed religion as 'childish superstition'
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- The Hindustan Times
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- May 14, 2008
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London, May 14 -- Albert Einstein described religion as "childish superstition" and "primitive legend," in a letter to be auctioned in London this week.
The great scientist's views on religion have long been questioned, with many seizing upon phrases such as "He [God] does not throw dice" as evidence that he believed in a creator.
However, the newly revealed letter to the philosopher Eric Gutkind dated Jan. 3, 1954, has challenged the theory that Einstein had any belief in God at all towards to the end of his life, reports the Telegraph.
He wrote: "For me the Jewish religion like all others is an incarnation of the most ...