On Yahoo! Answers, I only hear Christian fundamentalists and atheists debating it, so I'm wondering what do Jews believe about the issue?
2006-09-18 18:36:24 · 10 answers · asked by Nowhere Man 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some believe in creation and some believe in evolution.
Some believe in the universe was both created AND evolved into what we see today.
Albert Einstein put something called the Cosmological Constant into his General Theory of Relativity for the sole purpose of conforming to creationism. Strangely enough, it was a Vatican Priest named Georges LaMaitre who spotted this "fudge factor" and actually convinced Einstein to retract it.
It seems most serious scientists (from ANY religion) understand that the Bible is a spiritual manual rather than a science manual, and treat it accordingly. It reminds me of the words of a semi-famous Rabbi: "Just because it is written...doesn't make it so"
Peace
2006-09-18 18:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews and Christians both believe in the Old Testament ideas about Creation.
Why do you assume that all the Christians who answer are fundamentalists?
2006-09-18 18:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by Heidi 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Orthodox Jews have much the same view of fundamentalist Xians, in the literal truth of the creation myth in 6 real days.
2006-09-18 18:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pretty much similar in SOME aspects...
Jewish believer in Christ....
What is a "fundamentalist" Christian?
2006-09-18 18:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
similar to what tony wrote, there are those who believe in evolution and those who don't. however, we have much more flexibility than christians because we don't take simple readings of verses. We have an oral law and oral tradition which makes the text much richer and complex.
for example, "eye for an eye" is not understood literally in judaism. we say it means "pay the value of the eye".
cheerio
2006-09-18 20:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just fyo the jewish view is creation all the way pretty obvious to when u think about it i mean how many times does your cofee mug shatter and turn into a bowl
2006-09-18 18:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by harold_stern2004 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Creationism the same as its sect Christianity.
2006-09-18 18:39:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would like to hear those too but even more so from the people that think outside the dictates of religion after all it's the 2nd millenium . we should all learn to think for ourselves ....
2006-09-18 18:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same as christians
2006-09-18 18:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Ever hear, "In the beginning..." ???
2006-09-18 18:39:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋