Wednesday, March 2, 2005

The Emunah-Peshutah Theory

We navigated Nes-Nisayon. We mulled over Myth-Moshol. Now its time to ponder Emunah-Peshutah Theory (EPT).

This one's quite simple to understand really.
  • Age of the Universe: There is no good answer. Just have emunah peshutah.
  • Evolution: There is no good answer. Just have emunah peshutah.
  • The You Know What: There is no good answer. Just have emunah peshutah.
  • Statements of Chazal contradicting science: There is no good answer. Just have emunah peshutah
  • Actions of our leaders: There is no good answer. Just have emunah peshutah.

Like Nes-Nisayon Theory, this theory is quite convenient, as it answers pretty much every question very neatly.

Clearly Myth-Moshol has been banned in the Fundamentalist world. However, do they advocate Nes-Nisayon or Emunah-Peshutah Theory ? I was pretty convinced they were going with NNT, but now it seems it might be EPT.

Perhaps there is a split between the US and the EY Fundamentalists. The US guys, who are a little more cognizant of science, prefer EPT. The EY guys who are less familiar, are happier with NNT.