“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” This is one of Einstein’s famous quotes on religion. However, it is important to for me to mention that Einstein was not religious in a way most people would think he was. He shared the views of Baruch Spinoza- the 17^th century Dutch philosopher. Spinoza believed that God had no personality. He also believed that God, nature and universe are equivalent, and that each person through his actions can have an effect on the others.

Although Einstein was born and raised in Jewish family for the most of his life he did not believe in the Jewish religion. Sharing similar believes to those of Spinoza, he perceived God and nature as equivalent and believed that the world is ruled by physical laws. For Einstein God, or in other words nature was his inspiration. He admired the world, the universe, and the nature around him, and wanted to explain why and how things happen in the world. That is why in his article Science and Religion he explains that science and religion are interconnected. For him science cannot exist without religion because religion is the driving and inspirational force of science. Einstein’s religion also made him believe that it was important for him to create something for the others because his actions could have had an effect on other people.