title: Reflections on Darwinian Evolution - Is there a Jewish Perspective?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Chaim O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Jacob
keywords: Evolution; Judaism; Moses Maimonides; fossil; religion and science
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