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Science Only Knows “What”

A discussion on the relationship between science and divine will, based on the teachings of Rabbi Mendel…

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A discussion on the relationship between science and divine will, based on the teachings of Rabbi Mendel Kessin.

A 1 min hashkafa shiur by Torah Thinking. Like every video on Lehallel, it was judged and approved under the Lehallel law before it ever appeared — no unreviewed result is ever shown.

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After three years when they started the war, when you had the miracle of the candles, imagine if they walked over to a Greek scientist and they said to him, "Well, what do you think we should do?" "Well, how much oil do you have?" The scientists would say, "Well, we have enough oil for one day to burn." So, the scientist would say, "Well, how many days do you need to get new oil?" Well, we need eight days to get new oil. Should we burn this oil? And maybe it's going to burn for eight days. So, the scientists will say, "Excuse me, are you okay? Oil which can only burn one day

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  1. 0:00After three years when they started the war, when you had the miracle of the candles,…
  2. 0:31okay? Oil which can only burn one day cannot have the combustibility to burn eight days.…
  3. 1:01the why of science. They just know the what. The answer to the why is God's…

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