http://richarddawkins.net/news_articles/2012/8/15/albert-einstein-s-historic-1954-god-letter-handwritten-shortly-before-his-death#.UMKIz3dVIg8
You may not have access so here is a bit of Einstein's letter:
The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of
human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still
primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No
interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this. These
subtilised interpretations are highly manifold according to their nature
and have almost nothing to do with the original text. For me the Jewish
religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most
childish superstitions. And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong
and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different
quality for me than all other people. As far as my experience goes, they
are also no better than other human groups, although they are protected
from the worst cancers by a lack of power. Otherwise I cannot see
anything 'chosen' about them.
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