What They Are Saying About
The Heavenly Time Machine
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Read This Precious Gem
"The Heavenly Time Machine deals with a very big bang. Author Engelson proves harmony between science and Torah, using words small enough for us ordinary mortals to grasp. Faith, of course, does not stem from scientific proofs but from a relationship of trust in the One. But science offers reassuring evidence, which scientist Engelson deftly clarifies. I urge Christians to read this precious gem."
Comments by Dr. George Patterson, Adjunct professor of Intercultural Studies, Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon
A Wonderful Book
"I have now read it. Well – it is a wonderful book.
Of course, I greatly enjoyed your insights into the relationship between science and Torah. I was especially intrigued by your comments about the Fourier transform containing information from all times. I also enjoyed your comments on quantum mechanics and Torah, and your comparison of computations of the age of the universe. But – I think what I liked best was the enthusiasm and wonder with which you approach the subject. Perhaps it is my bias, but I think that HaShem has created a beautiful world and it is filled with wonders and puzzles. I think you know what I mean."
Comments by Dr. Andrew Goldfinger, Assistant Supervisor of the Space Department Mission Concepts and Analysis Group at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Dr. Goldfinger is the author of Thinking About Creation (Jason Aronson, 1999)
Author says science, Torah converging – Portland scientist finds no inherent conflict
Summarized from an article by Deborah Seldner in The Jewish Review, Portland, OR: November 1, 2001, p. 15. Used by permission."Ultimately science and Torah should agree with each other," asserts Portland scientist and author Morris Engelson in his book of essays The Heavenly Time Machine.
"Look at history and see how science and Torah have been slowly getting into closer agreement as time moves on," writes Engelson. "This is not because Torah has changed, but rather because science has changed. I express faith in the scientific method and the future of science, which I believe will eventually come into full agreement with Torah."
In the forward to his book Engelson says, "It is the purpose of my essays to argue that science and Torah need not be enemies."
Engelson has written an intriguing book sure to interest anyone who ever wondered how what they learned in high school science can be reconciled with what they learned in Sunday school. Whether you wonder about one apparent conflict between science and religion or wonder how the two world views can co-exist at all, Engelson provides some thought-provoking insights.
Since the book is written as a series of essays on varied topics ranging from evolution to quantum mechanics, you can pick and choose which you want to read.
The book includes chapters on modes of interaction between science and Torah, probability, miracles and nature, evolution, the universe, time, the age of the universe, the nature of quantum mechanics, man in science and Torah, matter and structure in the universe and "In the beginning was everything." Many of the chapters have catchy titles. For instance the chapter on probability is called, "What answer would you like?"
In his discussion of modes of interaction between science and Torah, he compares the seemingly common language between the two to the classic Abbot and Costello comedy routine "Who's on first?" He shows how the same word can have totally different meanings to different people resulting in total lack of communication.
The Heavenly Time Machine is a comforting, as well as informative, book for anyone who ever felt they had to choose between science and religion.
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