Q&A: Belief in the Lord
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Belief in the Lord
Question
Hello, Rabbi Dr. Michael Abraham. Suppose one accepts the existence of some abstract entity that at least created the world and everything in it—how does a person make the abyssal leap to belief in a personal God (one who chose a particular people, revealed Himself to them, commands them to act in certain ways, and condemns them when they deviate from this prescribed path)? After all, there is no evidence whatsoever (I’d be happy to receive such evidence if you have it) for the existence of a God who gets angry when I masturbate or eat pork.
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0Yours, Deist Epicurus
Answer
See my fifth notebook here on the site.
The evidence, in my opinion: the unique existence and history of the people of Israel, which were foretold in advance: "You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor shall there be after Me."
Note that "If you are righteous, what do you give Him?" (Job 35), for "the commandments were given only in order to refine human beings through them."