Question about your last column
I wanted to post this as a response to the column, but there is a certain problem: if I post a response, the site tells me “sending a response” and simply does not post the response. And if I refresh, the response is deleted. Below is the response:
Judaism is immoral, period. For so many reasons, but here are a few:
A. Killing people who have never experienced a revelation because they believe in idolatry. What the heck is this? Killing a person because of their religious beliefs??
B. Illegal slavery. You are born and do not choose whether to keep the commandments of Jehovah, but are obliged to do so. And if you do not, at best they will flog you, at worst they will burn you in hell because you decided to spend your seed on a beautiful woman. We will continue
C. Assuming that there is a certain advantage to the existence and commitment to the existence of the team, then by not requiring everyone to fulfill the commandments, God is an evil god. I would also add that if the commandments were intended for him, then he is a misguided god who cannot manage on his own.
If the wording came off a bit trollish and immature, I apologize, I am guilty of trivial trolling.
You make unfounded assumptions and then draw conclusions. Don’t assume and don’t draw conclusions.
A. Halacha does not say to kill people who believe in rape.
B. I don’t know under what law is it illegal? State law? And did I commit to the laws of the state? Or to the laws of morality? Are these also illegal slavery? A group that decides on binding rules must meet its obligations, even in the laws of a state, a professional guild, or religion. There is nothing wrong with that. What’s more, here the legislator is the one who created you and the world, and therefore it is unnecessary for him to ask you for consent and commitment. The question is what happens to someone who wants to withdraw from the group and not accept its obligations. If he does not believe, he is coerced. If he believes and wants to withdraw, then he is acting wrongly (as implied by the laws of morality). Then he should withdraw (and bear the consequences).
C. You assume that the advantage is for the individual who keeps the commandments. But no, the advantage is for the world in which there are keepers of the commandments of all kinds and scopes (Gentiles, Israeli women, men, priests, a high priest). It is the division of tasks between parts of the population that brings about the desired result. By the way, any Gentile who so desires can convert. You didn’t want slavery imposed on us, and now you demand that it be imposed on the entire world?
The wording didn’t come across as trollish, but your assertiveness, in my opinion, doesn’t reflect the quality of your arguments. There is room for improvement.
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