There are many books by that name. Which one specifically? Evolution is not hypothetical. People often think that the calling it a thory means it's still a question. it is not. Do you question the theory of gravity? Theory of relativity? Those are as much facts as evolution. That's why I remember being surprised. I'll see if I can track it down. Big bang is not belief. http://gizmodo.com/astronomers-discover-first-direct-proof-of-the-big-bang-1545525927No reputable scientist questions it. It's just the details that are fuzzy. OTOH there is no proof other than some (not all) mesorah that the Torah is literal. The thousands of years of science before were not science. They were Christianity. Galileo was a scientist and he was excommunicated for going against the church's geocentric views. If the mesorah is good enough for someone, great. Maybe your a better yiid than me. But I'm looking for something more tangible.
This is Last Thursdayism, an idea I linked to above. The key point I have with this explanation is that it does not require the rejection of any scientific finding. Under Last Thursdayism, you can happily agree with every scientific finding about the age of the universe, evolution, and the rest, but you just hold that as a matter of historical fact things started in the middle of the story.The only reference I have handy is Challenge: Torah Views on Science and its Problems, which is a compilation of essays edited by Rabbi Aryeh Carmell. In particular, the essay beginning on page 255 cites a number of traditional authorities who hold that Bereshis is not literal. I'll have access to more materials tomorrow night, bezras Hashem.
4. Forgive me I didn't read the article as I am headed to bed, but why couldn't Hashem have created the world like that? In one word he could have made that the world runs like that. And if you believe Hashem created the world than why did he have to create it with a big bang theory and not in one word and the nature was created to act like that.
In in bed . I do believe that. He created the universe and the method of that creation was the big bang. It's pretty incontrovertible.
Your a closeminded fool !
An intelligent debate about religion?
Was wondering when you'd stop on by
I find it disgusting that someone would purposely start a thread just to reach popcorn status.
A few years ago i read the book "the eye of the needle" it was put out by aish hatorah i don't remember who wrote it but in there there was some way they made it make sense that the beginning of creation was about 15 billion years ago in the way we look at time or something like that i don't really remember how it worked out exactly. If someone has more info on it and can chime in it would help
Judaism encourages it
Is it a given that everyone that believes in Judaism also believes we are to (insert your word of choice) to understand why G-d does things?
No, so?