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> Is there anyone who claims that chazal knew modern physics, could have 
> constructed airplanes or PCs or heart transplants had they wanted to?. 

I find this fascinating [apologies to Commander Spock!] 
Anyone who follows science fiction could easily answer this w/o a piqpuq 

Could Hazal know about 
    + Radios 
    + Helicopters 
    + Heart transplants? 

Of course! 
Did they know HOW?! 
Probably NOT 

Digression: 
When I was kid Dick Tracy taught me about 2-way wrist radios, which
evolved into 2-way wrist tv's.
Well now, We have cell phones 

And StarTrek has taught me about space warp and travel faster than the
speed of light. Since Zefram Cochrane hasn't yet been born, we don't
know the HOW yet. [Google Cochrane and space warp for more information]

My 7th grade rebbe -- a Morocccan -- told us that the Zohar talked about
radios and space travel. Well Jules Verne also had a man in the moon in
the 19th century -- fired out of a cannon IIRC.

Da Vinci foresaw helicopters 

Point? Even if Hazal knew of every WHAT re: future advanced medicine
does not mean they knew any of the HOW'S.

So could Hazal say -- one day man will land on Moon? Yes!

Could they construct a Saturn V rocket? I doubt it. 

Same for heart transplants. Having a vision of a future product or
process does not create it.

Freilichen Purim 
RRW 
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