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Actually he is unusually religious for Hollywood, but more I think out of tradition and "reverence for culture" than actual belief in God. Believe it or not there are many Jews who are atheists who attend synagogue, simply because its their "identity." Its hard to swallow, but its true. Spielberg is one of those. The reason he's an atheist is because he's convinced that as a kid he was abducted by aliens. Although I do not believe he has ever professed, at least publicly, to believe in God, and in fact a lot of his works imply much Atheism, he does hold a respect for Jewish religious tradition. Again its not uncommon for many ashkenazi Jews to be atheists, but nevertheless respect the religion for identity reasons. Reverence for Judaism, is seen in probably his most famous work now, Schindler's List; the movie opens with a Jewish religious ceremony.

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