Einstein's Philososphy and Consciousness

Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of possibly all time, had an interview just before he died. It wasn’t intendent for publication but it has been recently circulated. Assumed to be an atheist this has not been shown to be right. He began by describing creation to be undergirded with laws that shape the entirety of creation. But he also identified his belief in a great consciousness that accompanied these laws. He was asked if that made him a believer in God. He responded that he wouldn’t necessarily call it God although it shows the attributes of what progressive believers think.

Other scientists like Stephen Hawkings, Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse have boldly advocated Atheism. deGrasse seems to go out of his way to argue with Christians head on about the futility of its belief system. Not withstanding there are numerous interpretations within the whole body of Christianity and many other religious systems.

Raimon Panikkar, the great Christian mystic Catholic priest has taught a Cosmo-the-andric way, the integration of Creation, Creator and Creature. These imply the principles of Einstein, the integration of universal laws throughout creation and the reality of a higher consciousness. This higher consciousness remains a higher mystery of all religions. It is generally referred to as spirit. Conscious is made up of matter, psychology and spirit, to use one model. But not as if spirit is a separate component but rather the integration of all three forming personality as Panikkar describes. This is a different model of all reality that that argued by the atheists than or that described purely by the laws of physics. It includes those of matter but is as if a vertical extension into the realm that is hardly fathomable. The scriptures when read as if history will miss the vast array of mystical truths scattered through the vast number of sacred books honoured across all religions. Believers probe these mysteries seeking food for their souls which intuitively know they are on a sacred journey of truth that surpasses all things.

Neils Bohr, the scientist who lead the way on opening the quantum world can concur with the latest point. He was meeting with a group of scientists, including Wolfgang Pauli and Einstein, in a relaxed gathering after a conference in a relaxed atmosphere when he led the discussion. He proposed that science was limited in its scope of knowledge but that he suggested the power of poetry or symbol, to reveal another realm of truth. He and Einstein may not have agreed on their understanding but they did both point toward a different realm of truth that open the door to the spiritual.