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Jews for Darwin: evolution, intelligent design, and Orthodox Judaism.(Charles Darwin)

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From: Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
Date: 20060322
Author:Aviezer, Nathan

I AM AN ORTHODOX JEW WHO believes that the Book of Genesis is the word of God. This article--a rebuttal of the article by Alexander Nussbaum in Skeptic (Vol. 12, No. 3) which argued that Orthodox Jews do not accept evolution and other areas of science--will deal with evolution and Intelligent Design. My thesis is that an Orthodox Jew should have no hesitation in accepting the scientific theory of evolution. However, there is every reason for an Orthodox Jew, or any person of faith for that matter, to reject Intelligent Design.

Evolution and Orthodox Judaism

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