Reply To: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative?

Benig: I would submit the reason they’re skeptical is because there’s compelling reasons to be skeptical of the man-made climate change proponents. But even if we grant your assumption that the reason is greater exposure to the expression of conservative viewpoints on the issue, subscribing to the popular scientific notion of man-made climate change is no more closer to a Torah viewpoint than subscribing to skepticism of that viewpoint. The Torah doesn’t tell us to generally accept the viewpoints of scientists on such matters. Indeed Chazal at times dispute the scientific findings on issues. I know of no Torah based reasoning that we are to assume that scientists’ current views (they do change with time as you know) on issues are by default correct.

What are your thoughts on my last point, above, regarding the immigration issue, with Republicans being closer to the Torah position?