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Creation and Evolution

The Rabbi and the Scientist

Rabbi Mendel Kaplan & Dr. Dov Dumbroff

The scientific view on evolution and creation and the way religious people (including those of other religions, as well) view evolution; Also a look at what proofs each side has.

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Posted: Sep 8, 2007

Creation and Evolution

Dr. Dumbroff is NOT a scientist and Rabbi Kaplan can't confront reality.

Posted By Withheld

Posted: Apr 22, 2008

Creation and Evolution

Doctor Dumbroff is not much of an evolutionary scientist based on the facts he cited, and the Rabbi grossly twists scientific principles to fit his ideas. I agree with the first commentor. In the end, listening to this was a huge waste of my time.

Posted By Paul Stein
via chabadofoxnard.com

Posted: Aug 22, 2008

Respect

Maybe you disagree with their ideas and opinions, but a little derech eretz (manners) is in order.

Posted By Jay Landau, Pulaski, Virginia

Posted: Sep 29, 2008

The Great Debate

Rabbi Kaplan admits clearly that the theory of evolution poses no problem to belief in the Torah. That is the most sensible thing he said.

Posted By Marc, Rome, Italy

Posted: Oct 26, 2008

Dont go to hard on rabbi Kaplan

Give the Rabbi a break with the eggs analogy. He was trying to tell a joke when he said he cant cook eggs and that's why he reads books instead. I am sure the rabbi does know how to cook but he may not know how to learn our books. In a book called Feeding Among the lillies, there is an essay on differant scholars that were effected by the enlightenment movement, Martin Buber and several more included. The author tells a chasidishe story told by a chassid and then tells the same story as told by Buber. After a carfeul analasyis, the author shows how Buber changed some nuances of the story to make the chasidish way of life more distant from the reader.

Notwithstadning you will probably find more useful information in a book called Mind Over Matter.

Posted By Anonomys, thornhill, ont

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