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euphoric · 06-25-2002, 05:58 AM

Found this little jewel on the <a href="http://www.cwfa.org" target="_blank">Concerned Women for America</a> site:

<a href="http://cultureandfamily.org/report/2002-06-19/o_eidensohn.shtml" target="_blank">An Orthodox Rabbi on Gould</a>

My two favorite parts are:

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Einstein�s teachings in the early twentieth century about relativity were studied throughout the world, and someone, a Dr. Friedmann, discovered that Einstein�s ideas proved Creation! Einstein was shocked. Such an idea turned science upside down, so Einstein refused to accept this without a struggle, and developed a cosmic constant to recast his theory without creation. Later, in 1929, however, the red shift in the stars were discerned by astronomy Edwin Hubble, who declared that the universe is expanding, and that nebulae farther away in space are going faster than those near the center of the cosmic orb. This proof of the expansion of the universe convinced Einstein, and he declared that his refusal to accept the Big Bang was his greatest mistake. Science proves Creation! Not bad, for secular science.

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Mr. Gould deserves credit for breaking new ground in science and hastening the process whereby science will one day study facts without fanaticism. For those of us who fight the new �science� that supports pedophilia, and ignores large numbers of homosexuals who changed into heterosexuals, this will be most welcome.

These people are unbelievable.

-brett

Duvenoy · 06-25-2002, 06:13 AM

Only fair, as this sort of open-sand-insert-head thing goes. I'll give it a 6.6 and hope for some better idiocy the next time.

Doov

WinAce · 06-25-2002, 08:38 AM

Hah.

Speaking of which, does Judaism accept evolution or do they just shrug it off? If not, are there differences between the various denominations?

And yes, people can be very stupid.

NialScorva · 06-25-2002, 08:42 AM

*blink* *blink*

That wasn't even coherent, there's some severe delusions going on in that poor man's head.

lpetrich · 06-25-2002, 10:55 AM

Orthodox Jews might best be described as Jewish fundies, and that Rabbi is certainly one of them. That should be evident from the absurdity of the contents of that article.

That Rabbi moaned and groaned about how those working on the origin of the Moon have gone from four theories to one theory -- a theory that involves an accident. This is the "Big Whack" theory, in which a small early planet struck the Earth, with some fragments splattering off and going into orbit around it, ultimately forming the Moon. However, that is no big disaster, because it means that scientists are getting somewhere.

Also, that Rabbi celebrated Stephen Jay Gould for his views on the fossil record -- that the emergence of a species from a previous species is seldom apparent in it. But the only form of creationism that would be supported by that is special creations over geological time, which young-earthers reject.

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06-25-2002, 06:13 AM	#2
Duvenoy Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Just another hick from the sticks. Posts: 1,108	Only fair, as this sort of open-sand-insert-head thing goes. I'll give it a 6.6 and hope for some better idiocy the next time. Doov

06-25-2002, 08:38 AM	#3
WinAce Beloved Deceased Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Carrboro, NC Posts: 1,539	Hah. Speaking of which, does Judaism accept evolution or do they just shrug it off? If not, are there differences between the various denominations? And yes, people can be very stupid.

06-25-2002, 08:42 AM	#4
NialScorva Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Median strip of DC beltway Posts: 1,888	blink blink That wasn't even coherent, there's some severe delusions going on in that poor man's head.

06-25-2002, 10:55 AM	#5
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Orthodox Jews might best be described as Jewish fundies, and that Rabbi is certainly one of them. That should be evident from the absurdity of the contents of that article. That Rabbi moaned and groaned about how those working on the origin of the Moon have gone from four theories to one theory -- a theory that involves an accident. This is the "Big Whack" theory, in which a small early planet struck the Earth, with some fragments splattering off and going into orbit around it, ultimately forming the Moon. However, that is no big disaster, because it means that scientists are getting somewhere. Also, that Rabbi celebrated Stephen Jay Gould for his views on the fossil record -- that the emergence of a species from a previous species is seldom apparent in it. But the only form of creationism that would be supported by that is special creations over geological time, which young-earthers reject.

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