RE: Watching my cat, thinking about god and human nature
July 15, 2017 at 7:00 pm
(This post was last modified: July 15, 2017 at 7:02 pm by Tartarus Sauce.)
(July 15, 2017 at 5:13 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:(July 15, 2017 at 1:29 pm)Aliza Wrote: Judaism's driving purpose is for Jews to live a good life. I was raised secular Jewish and gained an orthodox education as an adult (I'm no longer a strictly practicing Orthodox). When I consider my life prior to applying Jewish principles, I found it to be less appealing then when I did start applying Jewish principles. I simply find that the quality of my life has improved.
It seems to me you're using Judaism as a crutch, because you feel better as a person while adhering to the religion.
It is no different than drug addicts who feel better when they are on drugs as opposed to being sober.
It seems to me that you make sweeping generalizations of people before getting to know them.
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