The Doctrine of Evolution says that all life stems from a single simple origin, and that life developed and branched in a purely random fashion from that origin during the course of billions of years to become all of the varied living forms that we find today on our planet. Dr. Lee Spetner writes that discoveries in molecular biology during the past thirty or forty years, together with elementary principles of information theory, have made this view untenable. That is the question addressed in this article by Dr. Gerald Schroeder. Art Battson shows how paleontology contradicts the theory of evolution. Professor Aviezer discusses the dark side of evolutionary biology, and the dismal record it has when it comes to interpreting hominid fossils.
Modern medicine poses a continuing challenge to halachic scholars.
New techniques and the endless variations in life and death situations mandate that halacha deal with these problems. Rav Chaim David HaLevi, the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, discusses the criteria for suspending life-saving treatment, such as respirators and heart machines, once it has begun. Rav Halevi's decision depends on a novel interpretation of the critical ruling in the Code of Law, as he explicates in the article. . . In this article, scientists discuss why they believe in God. Here, Dr. Gerald Schroeder explores the nature of existence.