Einstein On Religion
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I believe in God largely because the pursuit of excellence is a core value and a motivating principle in my life. I think most if not all of you can relate to that – we as designers are always trying to outdo ourselves.
I find much beauty and meaning in the world, and that meaning is only enriched by my relationship with and knowledge of God. I value quality. I don't want to merely see the forest, I want to see what it could be, and what its essence is. I don't want good, I want best. I strive for it in my relationships, my work, everything. I have delved into my religious options and have found that Biblical Christianity is the most excellent. Other faiths contain "good." None of them, from what I have encountered, contain "best."
C.S. Lewis said that "we are far too easily pleased." I believe that. I believe people are afraid to hope for something more than what this world offers. We walk through life from one quick fix to another. Even if hope is foolish...I'd rather be a hopeful fool who expects more than what the temporal offers, because I long for the best there is in every single category of existence. Not the biggest and brightest mind you, but the most meaningful. And before anyone says that meaning is completely relative – remember that to a great extent we are all wired the same. Personality and experience are surface-level superfluosities. The common thread of our need of fulfillment and meaning is predicated upon our shared God-shaped emptiness. That is not a paradigm unique to me or my dad or my wife. We are all in the same metaphysical boat.