The Torah is problematic

Good question. I don’t know. But atheists conclude from this that the Torah is probably an invention and was not given to us from on high. In my opinion, this is not the correct conclusion, even though the question is a good one. I come to the conclusion that the Torah from Sinai is not because of its impressive content. It is really not impressive. But because of a combination of philosophy (which proves the existence of God), and considerations that lead to the need for Him to reveal Himself and tell us what He wants from us, with the tradition that has come down to us and teaches us that He has indeed revealed Himself. After I came to the conclusion that there is a God and that He has revealed Himself, I believe in the tradition that transmitted to me the Torah that was given from Him. Now I ask questions about the content of the Torah and remain in the Tza, but this does not make me retreat from the previous conclusions because they are based on good arguments. I have often brought up the parable of the broken clock on this subject. Paley argued that if we see a clock lying on the ground, we should not conclude that it was created spontaneously, but that someone created it. why? Because it seems very complex and unlikely to have been created just like that. What would you say if I discovered a watch that was ten minutes behind? I would have a problem with the watchmaker who made it (why wouldn’t he make an accurate watch), and my conclusion is that this watchmaker’s head is built differently than my head. And yet there is a watchmaker who made the watch because it is unlikely that it was created alone. In short, not always when there is a problem does it invalidate your assumption. It depends on how much trust you have in these assumptions (how clear to you that the watch was made by a watchmaker). It should be remembered that my words are even intended for a flesh-and-blood watchmaker. But the ‘watchmaker’ we are talking about is God. His mind is certainly very different from ours (this is clear to me even before the questions you raised), and therefore I have no expectation of understanding his policy and why he did things this way or that. It is quite clear to me a priori that the watches he created that I would find would not seem logical to me. So here even the issue is not very strong. Therefore, on the questions you raised, I remain in the TSA (and I have several more TSA for you about the Bible. That’s why I don’t deal with it). But it doesn’t really matter regarding my theological and religious conclusions.