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I think that anyone interested in the truth in this matter should extensively read the following list of sources before saying anything else on this matter. Google “torah science et al”

Click on the top option

Click on the link which says Sources indicating that Chazal did not…(inserted per user request)

It is important to note that R’ Meiselman’s thesis is very nuanced and therefore easily misunderstood, and I think it is more limited than some of the other anti-slifkin Rabbis such as R’ Wachtfogel and R’ Shapiro. Some of the above sources will not be relevant to R’ Meiselman’s thesis but one will only realize that if he has read (at least some of) the book. This is not to say that none of the sources are relevant to his thesis.

Another issue to keep in mind in this debate is that the positions are not parallel. Meaning that whereas the anti-slifkin side claims that there isn’t and never was a legitimate Torah view that supports R’ Slifkin’s theses, R’ Slifkin does not claim that there are no legitimate sources against him. He simply claims that there are legitimate sources on both sides and therefore if you are bothered by questions that his position answers, there is nothing wrong with following his position.