As a Rav who was once a bio-organic chemist, the issues of creation science and biblical narrative have been an area of particular interest. The subject matter is one which requires a dual loyalty: one to accurate reading of the Torah and another to valid empirical and theoretical science. Daniel Friedmann is an individual thoroughly […]
Pi in the Bible?
The number π (pay/) is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The encyclopedia tells us that earliest written approximations of π are found in Babylon and Egypt, 1900–1600 BC (with a value accurate to about 1%, 3.1250) IS THE ENCYCLOPEDIA RIGHT? “And he cast the pool, ten […]
Higgs Boson – what does it mean to science and religion
Scientist at CERN may have found the Higgs Boson. This particle has been predicted to exist for a long time as the missing piece in what is known as the standard model of elementary particles that make up the universe (although the model does not yet account for the fourth force – gravity). The potential […]