https://twitter.com/ShayaKalman/status/1272736425893679104
Topic split
I was about to start a new thread titled "posts that didn't get their deserved number of likes", but I felt bad for the mods of this wonderful forum, who already have to deal with a constantly growing number of redundant/superfluous threads. So instead, I post it here.IMO, this post deserves many likes. As of this post, my like is the lone (and lonely) like on the post. (If you like it, click on the post and like the original post, not this one...)
Head, meet sand.
Polo
Quotes in a signature is annoying, as it comes across as an independent post.
March 06, 2015, 09:08:05 AM Welcome to DDF. Let me show you around. I'm Yitzy and I'm pretty new here myself, but I did do intensive exploration before I dared post my first post. I quickely learned that here at DDF there are threads about everything, from where to buy colored toilet paper, to what to do if Chase closes your accounts (which we call by its sophisticated name, Chase A/A or Adverse Action). Please feel free to look around, and ask any questions you wish, but perhaps do so in a preexisting thread, preferably in the Beginners section. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your Purim.
Are you a Private Investigator looking into my history, or are you just stalking me?
Okay, so the marketing team came up with a pretty good plan. "Why work to create new content - which is a gamble if it will be popular or not - when you can instead exert your energy into maximizing exposure to the content that has already been proven to work."Their practical suggestion? Just BUMP the posts with the most likes, and hopefully they'll get even more likes
@JTZ,I've often read your posts and I respect you a lot, but i've have thought that many of your post indicate that you seem to misunderstand something basic about Judaism.While Judaism contains many elegant and neat truths, and is taught and studied and expounded upon by intellectual greats who use logic to decipher it's codes and come up with new laws and rulings- ultimately, it is NOT a logical or rational religion.At first, however, in our search for Truth we are bound to logic and our limited capacity to understand truth. When Abraham looked around the world, it was with logical conclusion that realized that there must be G-d in the world, and that it wasn't those idols his fellows worshipped.So, acknowledging a Higher Power, and evaluatinge a religion is still within the realm of logic. And every ounce and every capacity for our human brains to evaluate and arrive at the truth, must be used. But anything after that point, logic is futile. G-d and his Torah are not bound to the limits of logic, because they are greater than logic. Suprarational, not subrational. It would seem ridiculous to try to understand G-d or his Torah through the lens of logic.We do NOT do acts of charity out of kindness because it is the 'good' thing to do.We act charitably with kindness because G-d commanded us to.We are forbidden to murder, NOT because rationally it seems inhumane, unfair, evil or immoral.We don't murder because we were forbidden to do so by a Higher Authority that we sumbit completely to, G-d. Period.In a case such as Amalek, we can try to understand it as best as we can, with many beautiful midrashim and explanations... But ultimately, it's another commandment, and we quiet the resistance of our human minds, and accept that this is what G-d wants.And it doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not. And it doesn't matter if it makes us look evil in the eyes of others.(A. And how do we know this is what G-d wants? Different Discussion. B. And why can't other violent religions use the same ideas to explain their violence? While we are commanded to love and respect and tolerate all human beings, it doesn't mean that we need to agree with them, or accept their religion as truth. A deeper investigation will show falacies in the original thinking that led them to their belief. But that brings us back to A)I am an openly unapologetic American, Jewish woman from Brooklyn. I don't apologize for my religion even when it seems at odds with the rest of 'modern' thought.___________________________So, under Jewish Law, even though a fetus isn't considered fully a human, if it is not Amalek and it is not posing a threat to its mother, and it seems to be healthy with normal potential for life- (of course, each case must be analyzed by Drs and competent halachic authority) then it is forbidden to kill it via abortion.Inopportune time or unwanted pregnancies are not (usually) considered a threat to the mother's health- and therefor are forbidden.At all times, the question is NOT, "Is the right or humane thing to do?" rather, it is "In this case, what has G-d commanded"ETA: This doesn't mean that religious people can shut off our minds and disregard logic. We always use logic to explore any topic to the limits of our minds, but ultimately we understand that logic is not the be and end all. There's more.
One of the most underrated and definitely underliked posts on DDF
I know it is only a stupid like button but I never planned on using it. I did this time and never will again. Not only do I agree with what you said I also understand it completely. I know this is only JS but I should have never responded in the first place to the OP. If I was the OP I would ask to have this thread deleted. For the record anyone that would apologize for their religion is not a true believer. I am impressed you would take the time to write such an eloquent response.
...and the response:Talk about true to his word. Only like he ever gave. What happened to that guy?
he changed his name to @ChaimMoskowitz and then @CountValentine after apologizing for his religion
Not following. Who apologized for which religion?