“It seems hard to sneak a look at God's cards. But that He plays dice and uses 'telepathic' methods... is something that I cannot believe for a single moment.”
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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Letter to Cornel Lanczos (21 March 1942), p. 68, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Letter to Cornel Lanczos (21 March 1942), p. 68
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This page records the wording "It seems hard to sneak a look at God's cards.…," which centers on seems, sneak, cards. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its spirituality and wisdom context.
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