Q&A: Divine Involvement
Divine Involvement
Question
This week, for the first time since getting to know you and the trilogy, I dared to speak up, debate, and present your systematic doctrine. It was in the synagogue with the Rabbi and a few other guys. They claimed I need intensive treatment and hospitalization with the Rabbi for at least 3 months because I have problems with faith.
They had all kinds of answers that I know, and of course they aren’t logical and are just speculation. But how does this happen to smart, educated people? Why is it that when I present to them the issue of livelihood and “human effort,” they don’t see a contradiction in their answer?
Answer
What can be done when people relate not to arguments but to labels? It’s hard for people to go against principles they were raised on, especially when they are presented as the word of God.
By the way, even if you do have problems with faith, what does that mean? Shouldn’t such problems be addressed substantively? Is that where hospitalization is required? That’s how a cult behaves.