Science and religion

Studying the theory of evolution in Syria. Image prepared using DALEE.

Islam's attitude towards evolution and curriculum changes in Syria

Islamic Approaches to the Theory of Evolution: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective Following the Steps Taken by the Ministry of Education of the New Syrian Government
Moses during the splitting of the Red Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The tradition of the exodus from Egypt as the allochthonous (external) origin of the Israelites

Jewish and Israeli traditions and also among the priests and royal people in the Kingdom of Israel, there are differences between them as to the origin of the Israelites - Aram or maybe Egypt?
the Golden calf. Illustration: depositphotos.com

We did not leave Egypt

The story of the exodus from Egypt includes a collection of unrelated folk tales, various authors have added more legends to the core, the story itself, which is of priestly origin, contradicts large parts of the Bible that indicate an origin

Israeli citizens claim that the influence of religion on life is getting stronger

This is according to data collected from the 2022 social survey on attitudes regarding the influence of religion
The cover of the book "The Secret History of Judaism" by Ilon Gilad, published by Am Oved 2023

I found the book of the Torah in the house of Jehovah. Excerpt from the book "The Secret History of Judaism"

By Ilon Gilad, published by Am Oved. The section from the first chapter tells how the religion was founded out of nowhere and how the history of two Canaanite kingdoms - Judah and Israel - was written by the writer and king Shaphan
Artist description based on research findings. The explosion was as powerful as 1,000 Hiroshimas. Illustration: Alan West and Jennifer Rice, CC BY-ND

A giant space rock destroyed a city near the Dead Sea about 3,600 years ago; Inspiration for the story of the destruction of Sodom and the destruction of the walls of Jericho

One of the researchers responsible for the discovery tells how an asteroid similar to the one that caused the incident in Tungaska in Siberia in 1908, hit a city in Jordan northeast of the Dead Sea. The city was abandoned afterwards, and the echoes of the explosion hit the cities
Blowing of the shofar. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that donors know: is it worth believing?

Religion is not just a system of supernatural beliefs. Faith is not a religion, in fact a religion can exist without an orderly theological meaning but will always include worship, rules of conduct and above all community. Religion is probably a product
Moses and the burning bush. Image: depositphotos.com

About the history behind the story of the Exodus and its meanings here and now

The exodus from Egypt is the story around which Passover is celebrated, and it also symbolizes for us an exit from slavery to freedom, but is there any historical truth in the story?
Baroque fresco of the creation of the world in the church kostel Svaté Voršily by Jan Jakub Stevens ze Steinfelsu (1707).

Things that donors know: why exactly 5781?

Chaim wonders: How did they decide that the world was created exactly 5781 years ago?
"[..]May the day be long and be satisfied[..]Yahweh is good[..]", which means: May your days be long and may he be satisfied, Yahweh has given you and his glory, Yahweh has been kind. An inscription on a plaster wall in Khuntilet Ajrod in Sinai. From Wikipedia

The Silence of the Sphinx - In the Image of God Part I

The Grand Canyon in the service of creation? Source: Claytondodge9, Wikimedia.

The Grand Canyon in the service of creation?

Scientific literacy does not necessarily mean knowing how heat, pressure and volume are expressed in gas, but rather being aware of the scientific law that determines the relationship between them. FROM PIXABAY.COM

The two questions that assess your scientific literacy

Who described evolution more correctly - Darwin or Lamarck?

A page from "Haggadat Modi'in". From the project website

Naomi kept miracles instead - a new secular Haggadah

Charles Darwin statue, UK. Photo: shutterstock

What is the theory of evolution and how did it all begin?

The Creation of Man - Michelangelo's famous ceiling painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome

The God who created everyone in his own image

Evolution versus creationism. progressed Illustration: shutterstock

What does God do in science classes?

Teaching evolution in schools. Illustration: shutterstock

Survey: 70% support evolution studies - 66% in Jewish schools, 89% in Arab schools

Crossing the Red Sea, painting by Nicolas Poussin, 1634

Exodus from Egypt - was or was not

The map of the Middle East after the disintegration of Iraq and Syria, as presented to the participants of the simulation

"Everyone fights among themselves and Daesh wins"

This valve was not 40 years ago | Photo: from an article by Anthony Herrel and his colleagues from the journal PNAS (issue 105, 12)

Evolution, creation and the school: how biology should be taught

ISIS. Illustration: shutterstock

Forum - Extinguish ISIS remotely / Jonathan Citrain

flower garden Photo: shutterstock

The "terrible" mystery of evolution

Pope Francis visiting Korea in 2014. From Wikipedia

Pope Francis: Evolution exhausts the divine potential of every creature

Religions in crisis - not in Israel. Illustration: shutterstock

The voice of the skeptic - is God dying? / Michael Shermer

terrorism. Illustration: shutterstock

The voice of the skeptic - five myths about terrorism

Alfred Russel Wallace in a photograph from 1895. From Wikipedia

The forgotten father of the theory of evolution

The debate is over. None of the religions. Photo: shutterstock

Research headquarters: Atheists are more intelligent than religious