Tag Archives: Religion and Science

The Jewish Roots of Modern Science

Posted on May 1, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

Must we choose between science and religious faith? Many people think so. On the scientific side, we find pop atheists such as Sam Harris, who believes that “religious faith is one of the most perverse misuses of intelligence we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Christopher Hitchens, Epistemology, Lazer Brody, Maimonides, Matthew Arnold, Monotheism, Natural Law, Philosophy of Science, Religion and Science, Richard Dawkins, Saadia, Sam Harris, Science, Scientific Method | 2 Comments

Putnam’s Predicament — And Ours

Posted on March 27, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” That was one of my father’s favorite adages, second only to “talk is cheap.” It means that if you eat your cake, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Epistemology, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Belief Justification, Epistemology, Ethics of Belief, Hilary Putnam, Jewish Faith, Kierkegaard, Moral Epistemology, Rationality, Religion and Science, Wittgenstein | 2 Comments

Orthodoxy, Truth, and Half-Belief

Posted on November 26, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

My new blog post for The Jerusalem Post: People who have a secular worldview often wonder how Orthodox Jews can believe what they do: for example, that the Torah is literally true, that God commanded all the mitzvot, or that the … Continue reading →