brainwashing
Hello Rabbi.
I feel that if I engage in a sincere study of those who disagree with us, I will first become one of those who perceive our world in a fragmented way, and then, when I hear Judaism, I will say that it is stupid. And so, even a systematic and honest study of Jewish thought will decide my life for me simply because these are the data that came to me first. And so, what is the value of study in general? This will be nothing more than brainwashing initiated by
If you think this is what awaits you – get over it. It’s not essential, it’s just a psychological bias.
By the way, studying Israeli thought is pretty worthless in my opinion. But finding out for yourself what you think is valuable. In short, not studying thought but thinking.
Why do you think studying Israeli thought is worthless?
As part of clarifying and forming my opinion, I need to learn what Israelis say, right?
If you want to know what Jews say, study Jewish thought. If you want to know what is right - it is important. At most, after you have formed an image, it will become part of Jewish thought (because it will be a thought that a Jew thinks).
I see no value in learning something that someone said just because he is Jewish or Christian or Tanzanian. Furthermore, in my opinion, there is no such thing as Jewish thought. There is right and wrong thought. Right thought is right even if it comes from Gentiles, and wrong thought is wrong even if it comes from Moses our Lord. Therefore, the origin of thoughts is of no importance, and that should not be the criterion for what to study.
Of course, to get inspiration, you can study all kinds of thoughts from all kinds of people, and if you want Jews specifically - shame on you. It is not wrong in my opinion, just unnecessary. Some people think that if they studied Khazari or Rambam, they learned Torah or did something valuable. In my opinion, not. These are at most sources of inspiration to form your own image, no different from Kant, Descartes, Freud, Newton, or Aristotle.
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