Further Essays by the Author of The Heavenly Time Machine and Other Authors   A Lesson in Torah – I Click on this button to view the rest of this article   One view of creation "...So which story of Creation is 'correct', Perek Aleph or Perek Bet? As you probably have guessed – both, for in daily life man finds himself involved in both a physical and spiritual environment...."   A Lesson in Torah – II Click on this button to view the rest of this article   And another view of creation "... the creation of the world was carried out on two distinct planes – according to a six-day creation, to teach people who accept the Torah the centrality of the human being's role in carrying out Hashem's will in the world, and according to a 20-billion year apparent creation, to teach those who do not accept the Torah these humbling lessons in a different manner."   What is Torah? Click on this button to view the rest of this article   "... I seem to use the word "Torah" to imply different meanings in my book The Heavenly Time Machine: Essays on Science and Torah.... Sometimes I refer to a book, sometimes to a mode of inquiry, sometimes to a body of knowledge, and sometimes to something else.... The Torah is vast and complex, well beyond my ability to explain. And Torah, per se, is at an even higher level of complexity...."   The First Six Days Click on this button to view the rest of this article   "...it is the firm Jewish Orthodox position that the six days of creation are ordinary days and that the universe is less than 6000 years old. Nevertheless, it is simultaneously true that the six days of creation are not ordinary days and the universe is billions of years old. How this can be is beyond my ability to explain...."   Is the Bible Fact or Fiction Click on this button to view the rest of this article   "...How is it possible that the mythical authors of the Bible knew about modern science? Or is it that these people were so stupid that they could not see how foolish it is to talk about light without a source, such as the sun?..."   Proof and Evolution Click on this button to view the rest of this article   "One frequently finds arguments in favor of the Bible and against science on the basis that the science is "only a theory." Now if the science were a "law" then perhaps we might pay some attention to it. But a theory is, after all, just a suggestion.... But we usually don't think that way about a scientific "law." A law seems real. A law seems solid. We expect nature to obey its laws...."   Analysis of a Disagreement: The Month in Science and Torah Click on this button to view the rest of this article   "...Is the fit to the time of the flood a coincidence? Is the deviation of one part of an hour, over all of time for one celestial cycle, a coincidence? Is the integer fraction, 1/6, for the end of the cycle a coincidence? Is the agreement of modern science and ancient Torah a coincidence?..."   Miracles in Bible and Science Click on this button to view the rest of this article   "...Most people would agree that a miracle involves Divine intervention. If the evidence points to Divine intervention then we have a miracle. Otherwise we do not have a miracle. Most people would say that a violation of natural law requires Divine intervention and is indicative of a miracle...."   All information on this page copyright © JMS, 2001. This information may be copied or redistributed, in whole or in part, as long as this copyright notice is included and all copied material is credited to JMS. For information, contact JMS at:   For More Information:  Spectrum Analysis  Business Strategy