Jacob Chaim O
Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, The Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), USA; Director of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) Center for Excellence at USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2011 Apr 30;2(2):e0044. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10044. Print 2011 Apr.
I present a realistic view of what Darwinian evolution is in its current form and what it is not. I argue that the Torah is not a source of scientific knowledge and all attempts to reconcile its plain text with the data of science are an exercise in futility. The article argues the position that science and the Torah are incommensurable. I argue against using the Torah for attaining knowledge about the nature of the world, or using science for enhancing or denying the truth of the Torah.
我对当前形式下的达尔文进化论究竟是什么以及不是什么提出了一个现实的观点。我认为《托拉》不是科学知识的来源,所有试图使《托拉》的直白文本与科学数据相协调的努力都是徒劳的。本文主张科学与《托拉》不可通约的观点。我反对利用《托拉》来获取关于世界本质的知识,也反对利用科学来强化或否定《托拉》的真理。