The Kuzari Principle There is an argument known as the Kuzari Principle. It tries to justify belief in whole swathes of the Biblical narrative, especially in the revelation at Mount Sinai. In this blog post, I hope to show that the argument is much stronger than it might seem. The name of the argument is […]
The national revelation at Sinai never happened
The national revelation at Sinai probably never happened The traditional “proof” of Judaism is that there were 600,000 witnesses to the revelation at Sinai with God himself speaking to the entire Jewish nation. Standard apologetics around this idea include: No other group has or can ever lay claim to a national revelation. Such a large […]
UNBELIVABLE BULLSHIT – PROOF THAT GOD EXISTS!
Next » What is Life’s Purpose? “Prove to me that G–d exists” is a challenge as old as religion itself. Religion is defined as a belief in the existence of a superhuman controlling power, and when we give Judaism as our religion our belief in G–d is axiomatic. Yet so many Jews still question this very […]
Unbelievable BULLSHIT – CHABAD JUDAISM
Question: Years ago I attended a seminar where we were presented with logical proofs that the Torah was delivered to us by Moses at Sinai. I was convinced and began a path towards complete Jewish observance. After many years and much thought, I (and many of my friends who were similarly convinced) realize that every one of these proofs […]
A Moral Argument Against Absolute Authority of the Torah
Published: 15 October 2019 A Moral Argument Against Absolute Authority of the Torah Dan Baras Abstract In this article, I will argue against the Orthodox Jewish view that the Torah should be treated as an absolute authority. I begin with an explanation of what it means to treat something as an absolute authority. I then […]
Origins of Judaism
Origins of Judaism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article discusses the historical roots of Judaism throughout the 1st millennium BCE. For the origins of the modern-day religion of Judaism, see Origins of Rabbinic Judaism. The origins of Judaism according to the current historical view, lie in the Bronze Age amidst polytheistic ancient Semitic religions, specifically […]