Elon Opens Up
Elon Musk's Rare Dive into Faith: "God is the Creator" – But With a Tech Twist
In an era where tech titans rarely bare their souls, Musk's blend of wonder, skepticism, and ambition ("Is humanity inherently good?" he pondered) reminds us: Even Mars-bound billionaires grapple with the stars above... and beyond.
In a candid podcast chat that’s already sparking viral debates, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and self-proclaimed "cultural Christian," opened up about spirituality, admitting he looks up to "The Creator" while dodging traditional labels on God.
The revelation came during a wide-ranging interview on The Katie Miller Podcast, hosted by the wife of Trump advisor Stephen Miller, blending philosophy with Musk's signature futurism on AI, space, and government efficiency.
The conversation, recorded Tuesday and released Wednesday, kicked off with Miller probing Musk on his inspirations: "Who do you look up to the most?" Musk's reply: "The Creator." When pressed on his "position on God," he doubled down: "God is the Creator."
But as Miller pushed, saying "You don't believe in God though, do you?" Musk offered a nuanced sidestep: "Well, I believe this universe came from something. People have different labels."
It's a philosophical pivot for Musk, who in a 2024 chat with Jordan Peterson described himself as not "particularly religious" but a "cultural Christian" - appreciating Christianity's moral framework without full doctrinal buy-in.
His latest musings echo simulation theory (a favorite Musk topic), where the universe might be a grand program coded by an advanced intelligence, perhaps "The Creator" with a sense of humor, as Musk quipped earlier this year that the universe's absurdities suggest "the funniest person in the universe is God."
The faith talk quickly veered into Musk's political and tech orbit. Reflecting on his brief stint co-heading the Trump-era Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a cost-cutting body that disbanded in November after slashing $2 trillion in projected spending ,Musk called it "somewhat successful" but a headache he'd skip next time. "We were a little bit successful," he told Miller, his former DOGE advisor.
"Instead of doing DOGE, I would have... worked at my companies, and they wouldn't have been burning the cars" – a nod to vandalism spikes at Tesla dealerships amid backlash to the cuts.Musk didn't shy from controversy, railing against "voter importation" via immigration (echoing unsubstantiated claims of migrants being "fast-tracked to citizenship" for left-leaning votes) and targeting figures like Rep. Ilhan Omar.
He also hyped xAI's Grok upgrading X's algorithm this month, scanning every post daily for "intrinsically excellent" content from small creators and SpaceX's Starship as "revolutionary" for making humanity multi-planetary.
Social media erupted, with #MuskGod trending globally: Christians hailed his nod to a Creator, atheists mocked the vagueness, and meme lords flooded timelines with "Elon vs. The Simulator."