Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Dixie Yid - Thoughts on life and Chassidus: Yesh Boreh L'Olam - There is a Creator! - New Song - Not Yet Released

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Dixie Yid - Thoughts on life and Chassidus: Yesh Boreh L'Olam - There is a Creator! - New Song - Not Yet Released Reminds me of the Mid...
Sunday, September 14, 2008

Endangered Species: Sheidim and Habitat Destruction

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In a number of passages scattered throughout the Talmud we see references to the existence of creatures known as “shiedim” (שדים), typically...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

Miracles Vs. Nature

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The T’nakh, and latter Jewish tradition, has many accounts of miraculous events. Miracles may be entirely open, like the Exodus from Egypt, ...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Dogma Reconsidered: Doctrine, Conviction, and Free Inquiry

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Open-mindedness in scientific exploration was one of they key ingredients which allowed modern science to flourish. To be certain this impro...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

New Post at Hirhurim

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R. Gil at Hirhurim has posted the next installment of the series that served as motivation to go ahead and start this blog, Permission to be...
Monday, September 8, 2008

The Conflict is Inevitable

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Prior to discussing those areas where Torah Judaism is found to be in conflict with science and academia there is a certain realization we m...
Sunday, September 7, 2008

Chochmah Lishma? The Purpose of Scientific Endeavor

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Often times one encounters those who wish to treat the quest for knowledge as inherently good. Education is treated as a virtue and disinter...
Friday, September 5, 2008

"Argument from Design" and David Hume I

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In "The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy" by Norman Melchert we are presented with several issues whic...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Shalom Aleichem

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Welcome to my new blog where I hope to discuss issues related to the belief and observance of Orthodox Judaism including my attempt at balan...