The Proof
I love blues. The music that is. I can listen to long programs playing this genre. Friends of mine love different kinds of art: Some like to visit the theater, others do sculpting. There are even those...
View ArticleOut of Context
A common tactic among those who try to preach religion, is applying the phrase ‘out of context’ to many quotations taken from religious texts by secular people – quotations which demonstrate the bad...
View ArticleFooling Wise People
I had a long correspondence with someone, about the Jewish concept of ‘chain of tradition‘. One specific argument mentioned had to do with how impossible (or difficult) it is to fool “wise” people...
View ArticleEven If
“Even if we are all wise men, all understanding people, and we all know the Torah — we have been given a mitzva (religious commandment) to tell about the redemption from Egypt.” The above is a...
View ArticleIn the Beginning God Created the Myna
The common myna is a songbird, quite widespread in Israel. It can easily be identified by two distinct characteristics: The yellow spots around the eyes – standing out against its dark color, and a...
View ArticleRed Herring — OR — Are Most People Killed by Nature or by Man?
The name ‘Red herring’ has become associated with the logical fallacy of introducing irrelevant material to the issue being discussed, so that everyone’s attention is diverted away from the points...
View ArticleWhich Trend Will Prevail?
The ultra-Orthodox members of any religion – Judaism in particular – find themselves in a new kind of problem. Building walls between themselves and the outside world has always been a good strategy...
View ArticleWhere X and Not X Is True
The nice thing about defending one’s religious beliefs is that it’s always possible. In fact, “religious logic” is so flexible it can come up with two contradicting conclusions at the same time. Man...
View ArticleJewish Jew
The word ‘Jewish’ is open to more than one interpretation. I remember once staying at the Scots Hotel, Tiberias, Israel (great restaurant, by the way). One of the features they offer visitors is a...
View ArticleThe Religion of Atheism
On the alleged symmetry between religion and atheism One of the arguments raised in countless discussions with various believers, deals with the alleged symmetry between religious faith and “atheism”....
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