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Letters to the Editor

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This correspondence addresses two distinct scholarly topics previously published in Conservative Judaism. The first letter by Asher Bar-Zev critiques Jeremy Gordon's theological analysis of suffering through a quantum physics lens, arguing that Gordon erroneously distinguishes between macro and micro world operations. Bar-Zev contends that quantum theory universally governs both realms, though its effects appear negligible in macroscopic observations due to measurement limitations rather than fundamental differences in operative principles. The methodology employed involves theoretical physics analysis applied to theological discourse, specifically examining the relationship between determinism and indeterminacy across different scales of physical reality. Bar-Zev concludes that the apparent dominance of cause-and-effect relationships in everyday experience does not negate quantum indeterminacy's underlying presence, thereby maintaining that theological problems concerning divine justice (tzaddik v'ra lo and rasha v'tov lo) remain unresolved through quantum mechanical explanations. The second brief correspondence by Nason Goldstein offers a phenomenological counterpoint to Avi Olitzky's characterization of autopsy procedures, drawing from chaplaincy training experience to reframe the practice as revelatory of divine creation rather than merely unpleasant medical procedure.

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    Published 2013

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