How Old Is the Universe? Torah vs. Science Explained - Rabbi Zamir Cohen in English (AI)

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[Music] [Applause] [Music] What is the age of the universe? Apparently, there is a contradiction that cannot be bridged because according to our tradition, the Jewish counting begins from the dawn of human history, 5,785. On the other hand, according to science, the age of the universe today is between 13 1/2 billion years to 15 billion years. How can such a gap be bridged? But the answer is simple. First, our counting begins from Adam, the first man, during the creation days. Time flowed differently back then than it does today. Einstein discovered in the theory of relativity that time changes. For example, if we take twins, both of them are 20 years old. One twin stays with us here and the second twin is sent up in a spaceship traveling at 300,000 km/s. After 40 years, he returns from his space journey and lands with us. The twin who stayed here is now 60 years old, and you can clearly see the changes in his face wrinkles. It turns out that the person who was in the spaceship gets off looking like a 20-year-old. For him, only a few minutes passed. It sounds bizarre, but it is scientifically proven. Today it is scientifically proven that someone traveling at such a speed experiences time differently says Rabbi Desler in his book. He brings the words of the Ramban and writes that the simple meaning of the text explained according to our understanding is that we perceive days

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1. 0:00[Music] [Applause] [Music] What is the age of the universe? Apparently, there is a contradiction that…
2. 0:32counting begins from Adam, the first man, during the creation days. Time flowed differently back then…
3. 1:03in his face wrinkles. It turns out that the person who was in the spaceship gets…
4. 1:33as hours and moments. But according to the essence of the matter meaning its inner reality,…
5. 2:03person can trace all of history from Adam until today. We have names, places, who wrote…
6. 3:05up to 22 years. Just as we grow to a certain age and then stop, the…
7. 3:39Now what happens if the student thinks to himself, I won't follow this creature for 22…
8. 4:09of monitoring and precise calculations? He will prove that a 22-year-old kangaroo weighs. Does anyone know…
9. 4:39years ago? Do you remember that? No, I wasn't. But I did tests. The tests you…
10. 5:09of creation was created in its full form. When the first man was created, how did…

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