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Elucidation of Genesis 1 (Off Site)
This article is a secular-minded elucidation of the first chapter of the book of Genesis based on the original Hebrew text, with translation and commentary.
Epicycles of Theodicy (Off Site)
A theory that many people have not yet given up and which requires a clockwork of epicycles is the theory of an omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent God. In order to be able to keep this cherished theory of God, people have devised epicycles of theodicy, defences of God's omnibenevolence in spite of all appearance to the contrary. This article discusses the free will, judgement, afterlife, and mysterious ways defenses, endeavoring to show that they fail, and that the rational person must consider a more economical theory.
Genealogical Saga of Judaism (2001)
According to Orthodox Judaism, nothing has value unless it is for the sake of God. Could such a belief perpetuate a religious worldview in which a people who see themselves as being "chosen" by God slip into an ethnocentric myth that is both closed-minded and dangerous? Speaking as an Israeli citizen and former Orthodox Jew, the author critiques the genealogical saga from Abraham to the Babylonian Captivity while shedding much light on our contemporary world.
The Platygaean Qur'an (Off Site)
In 1993, Shaikh Abd Al-'Azeez bin Baaz, the supreme religious authority of Saudi Arabia, declared that the earth is flat, and that anyone saying otherwise is an atheist deserving of punishment. Strange as though such a ruling may seem, it is based on verses from the Quran, here made evident, which teach geocentrism and a flat earth.
The Sinai Argument (2001)
As do fundamentalist Christians with the empty tomb, Orthodox Jews base their faith on the alleged historical fact of the revelation at Mount Sinai. This essay rebuts one argument for the historicity of a public revelation put forward by Rabbi Yehuda Halevi and Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb.
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