AFAIK virtually all ancient societies were theistic -- mostly polytheistic, but in the Hebrew Bible we see this shift from an anthropomorphized concep...
It can be interesting to consider how far philosophy/rationality can lead us towards an understanding of God. Perhaps some type of prime mover necessa...
He's assumed to exist. To be the ultimate cause behind natural events -- often misfortunates such as snakes and plagues entering the Israelite camp or...
Israel fights a greater evil. Perfection exists nowhere in this world especially during war. In politics the question is often which power is less bad...
I can't tell what your specific complaint is. "Jews should have a homeland" (Zionism) is no different than the idea that e.g. Armenians or Kurds shoul...
Israel as an idea predates Israel as a modern nation state. In a sense, attacks on Jewish spaces are attacks on Israel. Israel is supranational as is ...
Implicit in Nazism is racial hierarchy. "Germany for the Germans" is a fine idea as long as the foreigner is treated hospitably. It's when the foreign...
Does this mean all Jews in Israel are valid targets? Or that all Israelis are valid targets? Or only Jews/Israelis in the "occupied territories" are v...
Your privilege is showing. When was the last time the Dutch really suffered? Or 1/3 of your countrymen systematically exterminated in a way which was ...
And the left sides with him re: the current rising tide of anti semitism sweeping the West. Regarding a Jewish state the Jews are damned if they do, d...
Society is seeing levels of anti-semitism not seen since the 1930s and you rant about the "ashkenazis." BTW David Duke sides with the anti-Israel prot...
What is your point? Everyone is racist against everyone. Racism exists in some capacity everywhere unless a society were completely homogenous. Is tha...
Under what methodology are the ashkis the "in group" while the sephardis and mizrahi are the out group? Did the Jews decide this? Or an outside group ...
Of course, no one is expecting the EU to define itself as a Jewish nation state. But the entire EU and the Jews are two very different groups with two...
my "non-point" is that we can all sow divisiveness within oppressed communities endlessly if we like. at some point in history has an ashki racially d...
None of the laws you've cited indicate that Israel discriminates de jure between Jews and non-Jews. I'm already familiar with your attitude towards re...
You don't seem to take notice of the inherent contradictions within this idea. What if the majority wants e.g. blaspheming Muhammad to carry a penalty...
Is a state to promote a certain way of life at all? Or no -- should it stay completely neutral? If a state has a religious character that may be due t...
Do you believe in the preservation or destruction of the Jewish state? If you're an anti-zionist then you ultimately aim at it's destruction. I though...
Does it even matter much to you? You don't hate Israel bc the casualty count, you hate it bc it is institutionally racist and oppressive and even dead...
Can't be that low. I've heard the figure is 6 million. 6 million dead innocent palestinian babies killed by the zionists because they hate palestinian...
Oh no and they restrain their prisoners? Oh the humanity! :cry: Do they also commit war crimes by using guns against Hamas? Is shooting a war crime? O...
Just your daily reminder that Israel is fighting a humane war against a genocidal enemy that kidnapped hundreds of its citizens. https://twitter.com/S...
Because you totally know that the NYPD reporting procedures unlike those idiots (including the police themselves) who bring up this point. I'm serious...
There's been a large gap in crime stats since 2021. Apparently in NYC the police won't even file a crime report for anything short of murder. Many pre...
I found it entertaining. The difference between us is that you just trust stats at face value and leave it at that. Crime data in the US has been mani...
What rating & time control? I'm around 1900/2000 level on chess.com at 10 minute. I wouldn't typically mention this in conversation. I also keep in mi...
Those are safe topics. If people discussed philosophy and politics all the time they'd end up hating each other. Best to keep it safe. And regarding c...
My advice: Work on establish comfort, connection & rapport before diving into the "what is your worldview and is it rationally coherent" discussion. :...
Guess that makes two of us then. https://migrant-integration.ec.europa.eu/library-document/institutional-racism-netherlands_en Sounds like you have ap...
Everyone agrees Judaism is a religion. You don't agree with the idea that it is an ethno-religion. Regarding Israel, I believe being Jewish only benef...
Now you're just making your own personal definition. I can do the same. To be a Christian, one must have known Christ personally while he was still al...
Yes, just as Christian and Muslims determine their own definitions. We don't insist that they use our logic. Ultimately self-definition will be decide...
A civilizational claim. And also apparently you have no regard for native american claims either. Sure? Jewish self-definition is derived from a sort ...
Yes apparently Abram was briefly in Turkey as were the Israelites in Egypt. Does Judaism form in Turkey? No. Or in Egypt? No. It forms in the latter h...
Jewish identity is born in that region -- in Israel. According to any number of scholars that I could cite if need be (it's not a debate, more an esta...
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