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questions about science in relation to Judaism
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When is it a mitzvah to study science?
According to Moses Maimonides, as is discussed in Mishnah Torah, Sefer HaMada, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah, chapter 2, it is essential to study science in order to have a place in the world to come. … Maimonides was an advocate for the improvement of science for humanity's sake. …
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When is it a mitzvah to study science?
It is a Mitzvah to study science because Moses Maimonides (the Rambam) felt that people should develop themselves and society. … Revelation is in the hidden work of science revealed to man in a subtle way. …
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When is it a mitzvah to study science?
Thus Maimonides considered it a mitzvah to study science. …
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Do the Torah codes offer scientific proof that the Torah is supernatural?
No. The Torah codes and any books about them are fruitless as the Torah text has been changed by many translations. True, that these are small variations and only instances where one letter might have …
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Time Travel and Judaism
There's a story in the Babylonian Talmud, Ta'anit 23a which tells of a Jewish scholar named Honi ha-M'agel who lived during the 1st-century BC.
In the Talmud, Rabbi Yohanan relates to Honi’s life bei …
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Sources for the Earth revolving round the sun
Are there any Jewish writings that suggest the Earth revolves around the sun and is not the center of the universe?
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What additional Rabbinic sources support the Flat Earth?
Maimonides said that some ancient rabbis were little experts in the realms of science and did not always fully understood how the laws of nature worked (Guide to the Perplexed, III:14). … In spite of that, the majority knew it had to be round, which was proven by modern science today. …
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How the experience of G-d can be distinguished from experiencing AI?
This sounds like something only Elon Musk would be concerned. In Judaism, we are obligated to rely on our senses, not magic or false prophets. It is with the help of our faculty and abilities that we …
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What defines a human in Judaism?
The Scholar's definition of a human
Scholars have tried to define the definition of man, and many did so differently, as we will see. Plato (c. 427–347 b.c.e.), attempts to give us a definition of a …
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What did G-d do before Creation?
Is it possible to know what G-d was doing before this creation?
While, as Maimonides states, that we cannot know anything about G-d except for what G-d is not (G-d has no body and is one), neverthel …
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Rationalist Position on Bible Ancients' Long Lives
A literal reading of the Bible seems to indicate that the patriarchs lived exceedingly long lives. Later after the flood, it is promised that the length of a person's life would not exceed over a hund …
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What does "omniscience" really mean?
You're correct. Words such as omniscience and omnipresent are not in the bible. Maimonides writes that it is philosophically impossible to know anything at all about G-d, save negatives, such as G-d d …
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Did God really backup the Sun dial for Hezekiah?
According to 2 Kings 20:9-11., Hezekiah while on his deathbed, was visited by the prophet Isaiah. The King was about to die so he asked for a sign as proof that G-d would grant him a longer life. Isai …
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How does creation of a new species of super humans align with Judaism?
According to the Bible in general and Genesis 1:27 in particular, Adam was the first human ever created. Adam means man because he was the first person to have a soul (or in Hebrew שפנ), the neshama. …
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What is the torah view on the dinosaurs?
Because the Torah was given to the generation of emancipated slaves, it could not expect them to understand science and evolutionary biology. …
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