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This commandment that I'm giving you right now is definitely not too difficult for you. it
isn’t unreachable…
Now in light of all that, Israel,
what does the Lord your god ask of you? only this: to
revere the Lord your god by walking in all his ways, by loving him, by serving the lord your God with all
your heart and being, and by keeping the Lord’s commandments and his regulations that I’m
commanding you right now. it’s for your own good!
” - Deuteronomy 30:11, & 10:12-13 (Common English
Bible).
Why doesn't Torah openly teach Physiscs and Science?
The truth of the matter is that, although men do need to learn physics [in order to understand things like
nuclear reactions], the Sun doesn't need to learn any physics, in order to perfectly create it's own nuclear
reactions. Likewise, men need to learn aeronautics, fluid mechanics, and navigation, in order to cross the
skies; But the birds don't need to learn any aeronautics, in order to perfectly migrate to their distant
destinations.
By the same token, no modern scientist is smart enough to make himself invisible; but the dumb sea octopus
has no problem at all making himself perfectly undetectable within his habitat. Finally, no human brain has
been able to give life to dead minerals, while brainless viruses have no problem at all living for thousands of
years, often switching back and forth from a mineral-like [inactive] state to a life-like [active] state, thereby
conquering death.
What's the meaning of this? It means that, the wisdom displayed by the universe doesn't need to be
“perfected” by science [in order to be attuned to mankind whims]; rather, it's mankind what needs to be
“perfected”, in order to attune itself to the wisdom displayed by the universe. In other words, science
shouldn't be focusing on perfecting the world existing outside human beings, but rather the world within each
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of us- the one comprising our intimate humanity.
And maybe that's why the wisdom of the universe has made religion to be so natural to most human beings;
as, unlike what happens with modern science, religion aims at the right goal- the perfection of man's interior
world.
And the Hebrew scripture seems to hint at this same phenomenon, when it goes on to say that, although
Adam and Eve lived in a perfect external world (a paradise), as soon as their inner world [their will] became
out of tune with the will of the Supreme wisdom that gave rise to their lives, they both were expelled from
paradise (as if to imply their new disconnection from the wisdom of the universe, as well as the resulting lost
of their share of perfection).
And from whence do we know that, before this point, Adam and Eve had a share in the perfect wisdom of the
universe? Because the Scripture tells us that Adam had no need to learn any language (in other words, the
ability to speak a language was part of Adan's intrinsic nature!). By the same token, Eve didn't have to be
taught how to communicate with Adan [or for that sake even with the serpent!], as it was all part of her
intrinsic original nature.
And this seems to be the promise made by the Hebrew Scriptures; that after man's will gets finally attuned
with the will of the supreme wisdom [or God] that manifest itself in nature, man's flawed [and disconnected]
physical body might eventually die, but when it does, man will go on to experience another kind of existence,
one in which he is once again perfectly attuned with the wisdom of the universe, so that he no longer needs to
learn anything, nor does he experiences any longer a limited [physical] existence.
And the latter seems to be the allegorical meaning of God's promise to eventually bring humanity back to it's
lost paradise- a return to his original plane of existence; where the old things will be all forgotten, as
everything [including his own nature] will be renewed and perfected. As it has been written: “For, behold, I
create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind”- Isaiah
65:17.
And what is the will of the supreme wisdom of the universe? For man to turn away from evil thoughts, evil
words, and evil actions, in order to start sowing unto his fellow creatures the same goodness he would like to
reap for himself (law of action and reaction). As it has been written: “Depart from evil, and do good; and
dwell for evermore [in everlasting life]”- Psalm 37:2.
In short, it is mistaken to claim that the Bible doesn't teach us any science. In fact, it teaches us the greatest
and most enduring of all sciences- the one that leads mankind into repairing it's inner world, so that it can
experience not just a better outward world, but an infinitely greater form of existence.
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