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Subject: Re: Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! (On Creationism and Religion)
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   Why do you speak only of the ultra-Orthodox. I am not "ultra"-Orthodox,
 just a simple Orthodox Jew, and I believe in creationism. I find scientific
 explainations of creation very difficult, as I once wrote here in this net.
 There is nothing wrong with creationism. It does not in any way contradict
 science. The Israelis could live very well and defend themselves very nicely
 without te big bang theory or any other "scientific" theory of creation.

			Eliyahu Teitz.



> 
> >1) Creationism is not science.  It is religion.  Christians and only Christians
> >   are the sole proponents.
> 
> This statement is not quite accurate. 
> Ultra-orthodox Jews also believe in the Genesis account of creation.
> And we should not forget Khumeini and his followers, they all belong 
> to the creationists' crowd.
> 
> The Ultra-orthodox in Israel tried, unsuccessfully, to introduce
> creationism pseudo-science into the public school curriculum.
> (If they were successful they could potentially endanger Israel's
> security, as Israel's existence depends heavily on science and
> technology.)
>