Do Jewish people believe in evolution?

Answer 1

Most Jews, including Orthodox Jews, believe in evolution.

Answer:Many Orthodox Jews do not accept what they would describe as the fairy tale of evolution.

Answer 2

yes but it only happened by G-d controlling it

Answer 3

Torah-Jews do.

Answer 4

It is a gross misrepresentation of the Jewish tradition to suggest that Orthodox Jews uniformly hold creationist views similar to those of Christian fundamentalists. The great sage, Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (known as the Rambam or Maimonides) said, in his 12th century book, the Guide for the Perplexed, that anyone who takes the creation story given in Genesis entirely literally is a fool. Maimonides held that every word of the Torah was true, in some sense, but at times, he held that the text must be read as metaphor or allegory. He also said that he was aware of theories that the days of the creation story were not literal days, but that, until presented with evidence to the contrary, he would assume that they were. He added that abandoning the literal interpretation of the days of creation would not shake his belief system. More generally, Maimonides held that those who insist on a literal interpretation of biblical verses that contradict the evidence of the senses are fools, and "the evidence of the senses," as used by Maimonides, clearly includes empirical scientific observation.