The name of this is “Is learning science spiritually dangerous?” We got a little off topic about some arguement if Chazal knew science or not (chas veshalom). But this slightly off topic conversation proved one thing: Learning science is spiritually dangerous – if that’s the type of things people can say about Chazal after learning it. The Chazon Ish advised top brain surgeons, and knew psychology very well. He never left the beis medresh or chas veshalom read those books. Once a man askded the Chazon ISh if he can learn psychology, and the Chazon Ish asked him “Why can’t you learn it from Chumash-Rashi?” Every few years scientists change their theories, and in a hundred years they’ll be laughing at using carbon14 to prove ages of fossils and things. But then, they’ll have weirder theories then. The point is, we should stick to Chazal because they’re always right. “Kol Haoseik batorah lishmah zocheh lidvarim harbeih”, “Hafoch boh vahapoch boh ki kuloh boh”
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