2008: Is Buffett religous?

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Hi, Mr. Buffett. My name is Matthew Millard (PH). I’m from Norman, Oklahoma, and —

WARREN BUFFETT: We’ll forgive that as Nebraskans. (Laughter)

AUDIENCE MEMBER: That’s OK. Thank you.

I’ve been a long-time Berkshire shareholder since I was 16. Really like the company. Really like your investment style, buy and hold forever, kind of beyond the grave.

But my question actually had to do with, do you know and believe in Jesus Christ and have a personal relationship with him.

WARREN BUFFETT: No. I’m an agnostic. And I grew up in a religious household. And if you’d have asked that question of my mother and father, you’d have gotten a different answer.

And I’m a true agnostic. I’m not closer to either a theist or an atheist. I simply don’t know, and maybe someday I’ll know and maybe someday I won’t, but that’s the nature of being an agnostic.

Charlie?

CHARLIE MUNGER: I don’t want to talk about my religion.

WARREN BUFFETT: OK. Well — (Applause.)

WARREN BUFFETT: Being an agnostic, I don’t have to talk about religion. It’s very simple. (Laughter)

I don’t — obviously I have no opinion on anybody else’s religion because that’s the nature of being an agnostic.

I wish everybody well on their own.