However, until the age of eighteen, the year he entered Cambridge to study mathematics and philosophy, he continued to believe in God, because he thought the First- Cause Argument (that there must be a God because everything must have some ultimate cause) to be irrefutable. He then rejected free will, immortality, and questioned his belief in God. At this tender age he was surprised to learn that his view of ethics was embodied in the Utilitarianism propounded by John Stuart Mill. His early interest in religion was aroused at the age of fourteen or fifteen when, for fear of ridicule and derision, he confided his thoughts to a diary, using a cryptic language based on Greek letters and phonetics. This article will deal mainly with his theological development and his attitude towards organized religion. Those familiar with Bertrand Russell (1872- 1970) will know that he had opinions on a wide and eclectic variety of subjects. SUBSCRIBE NOW Articles Bertrand Russell on Religion, with Buddhist Commentaries Albert Shansky believes many of Russell’s opinions on religion are surprisingly in tune with those of the Buddhists.
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