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Elon Musk\u2019s contributions to technology through his companies Space X and Tesla as well as his own political contributions in supporting Donald Trump prior to his election, have made him one of the most well-known and at times polarizing American figures There\u2019s no doubt on Musk\u2019s intelligence, nor his work ethic as the owner of what is now X and his foray into artificial intelligence through his Grok AI.<\/p>\n

One area, however, where Musk remains somewhat of an enigma, is in matters of faith. During an appearance on \u201cThe Katie Miller Podcast<\/a>,\u201d Musk discussed his AI aspirations, as well as his brief stint overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and even his own personal beliefs on the creation of the universe. Miller asked whom Musk looked up to the most, to which the tech mogul succinctly responded, \u201cThe Creator.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pressed to explain, Musk added that \u201cGod is the Creator.\u201d \u201cYou don’t believe in God, though, do you?\u201d asked Miller. Musk has been somewhat ambivalent about God in the past, with a post on X stating he was \u201cok\u201d with going to Hell in 2022. Musk responded to a comment from a follower who admonished him to acknowledge the existence of a creator before he died. \u201cThank you for the blessing, but I\u2019m ok with going to hell, if that is indeed my destination, since the vast majority of all humans ever born will be there,\u201d wrote Musk<\/a>. In a previous conversation with Jordan Peterson, Musk referred to himself as a \u201ccultural Christian.\u201d \u201cWhile I’m not a particularly religious person, I do believe that the teachings of Jesus are good and wise,\u201d he said. The term aligns himself with Richard Dawkins, the famed atheist who wrote The God Delusion<\/em>. In recent times, however, while not affirming a belief in Christ, Dawkins has pushed for cultural Christianity after concerns of growing Islamism in the UK.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Miller on the matter, however, Musk appeared to have somewhat softened on the topic. \u201cWell, I believe this universe came from something. People have different labels,\u201d he said. Musk also warned that Western civilization would be \u201cabsolutely screwed\u201d without Christianity. The admission could be a result of Musk admonishing his followers to attend church after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10. Kirk\u2019s murder inspired a number of conservatives to push for a return to church, with Fox News\u2019s <\/em>Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, and Harold Ford Jr. recently telling Kirk\u2019s widow<\/a>, Erika Kirk, that his murder had inspired them to start a Bible study. \u201cElon Musk says God is The Creator and the One he looks up to most,\u201d wrote conservative commentor Benny Johnson.<\/a> \u201cIncredible things are happening<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk\u2019s contributions to technology through his companies Space X and Tesla as well as his own political contributions in supporting Donald Trump prior to his election, have made him one of the most well-known and at times polarizing American figures There\u2019s no doubt on Musk\u2019s intelligence, nor his work ethic as the owner of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":516,"featured_media":48230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-television"],"yoast_head":"\nElon Musk Surprises Listeners by Affirming: 'God is the Creator'<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elon Musk says he looks up to \u201cThe Creator\u201d and warns the West is \u201cscrewed\u201d without Christianity in a surprising new faith interview.\" 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