Due to Nikola Tesla's last wish, it was clear whether he believed in God: After his death, the clergy made an important decision

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Nikola Tesla died alone and forgotten on Christmas Day 1943, at the age of 87, with over a hundred patents but also significant debts.
His funeral was attended by over 2,000 people, including statesmen, public figures, and Nobel laureates, with New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia delivering a eulogy.
Tesla's last wish was to be accompanied in death by Schubert's 'Ave Maria' and the Serbian song 'Tamo daleko'.
Tesla's views on religion were complex; though raised in a Serbian Orthodox family, he later stated he believed in a God that did not belong to any specific denomination, exploring concepts like the ether and the Bible's influence.
He was skeptical of religious dogma and supernatural phenomena, with some considering him an atheist, yet he acknowledged a 'divine being' as the source of mental power.
Tesla believed that death does not exist and that human energy transforms into light, suggesting a form of resurrection.
His cremation, though not explicitly stated as voluntary, complicated the potential placement of his ashes in religious institutions like the Temple of Saint Sava due to church rules against cremation.
Tesla's life occurred during periods of global conflict, fueling his obsession with peace and human unity through universal enlightenment.

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