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Regarding Dr. Yuval Noah Harari's article on religion

שו"תRegarding Dr. Yuval Noah Harari's article on religion
שאל לפני 9 שנים

In honor of Rabbi Michael Avraham, Shalom Rav! You may have read Dr. Harari's rather eloquent article, the title of which deals with religiousization in the field of education, but its content deals mainly with the differences between the secular bandwagon and the one against it. The article also dealt with the differences between natural morality, which according to the article appears to be found among secularists in contrast to religious ones who act out of blind obedience to commandments. Among other things, he wrote: The second main commitment of secularists is to compassion. Secular morality is not based on obedience to some divine command or another, but on a deep understanding of suffering in the world. To behave morally means to help oneself and others to be free from suffering. Secularists refrain from murder not because some book or some person once said "Thou shalt not murder" – but because murder causes immense suffering. In the eyes of secularists, there is something very dangerous about people who refrain from murder simply "because God said so." Such people are motivated by obedience rather than compassion, and what would they do if they believed that God said to kill infidels, or Amalekites, or homosexuals? Of course, in the absence of absolute divine commands, secular morality often faces difficult dilemmas. What if the same action hurts me but helps someone else? Is it moral to impose high taxes on the rich to help the poor? Is it moral to remove a child from the care of an abusive parent? Is it moral to eat meat? When secular moral discourse faces such dilemmas, it does not ask, "What did God command?" Instead, it carefully weighs the feelings of all concerned, examines a wide range of evidence and options, and seeks the middle ground that will minimize suffering in the world. This is also why the secular person seeks truth. Not to satisfy his curiosity, but so that the truth can help us free ourselves from suffering. The commitment to compassion translates scientific truths into medicine, food, and shelter. The commitment to compassion also underlies democratic governance and the human rights system, which have helped free billions of people from tyranny, violence, and poverty. Of course, this is a small part of the article. Dr. Harari is considered a fairly respected figure in the academic world, as far as I know, perhaps mainly due to his book "A Brief History of Humanity," and therefore it was quite painful to read the content of the article and I wanted to know what the Rabbi thought about it, mainly because I know that the things Harari wrote are inaccurate to say the least, and I remember hearing the Rabbi in a lecture that dealt with a complex vision and harmony in which the Rabbi expressed himself about how he does not recognize the concept of divine morality, etc., and morality is morality. In my humble opinion, Harari's words seem to me to be unfounded, mainly because commandments such as "thou shalt not murder" are defined as intellectual commandments. It is very important to me to know the Rabbi's opinion on the matter. Thank you very much, I look forward to your response.


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מיכי צוות ענה לפני 9 שנים
To be honest, I didn't get to read the article in question. The excerpts you cited here indicate once again that the man is a complete idiot. This is also evident from previous articles of his that I have read. I simply don't know what he is talking about and it's a waste of time to even address him. On my website I referred to at least two places: 1.
ספרו של יובל נוח הררי – קיצור תולדות האנושות
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ספרו של יובל נוח הררי – קיצור תולדות האנושות

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