Purpose

If you don't think that your faith is subject to logic, this blog is probably not for you. Everyone else, welcome!

This blog is critical of the idea that Judaism is a rational belief system.

I will explores ideas relevant to questions like was the Torah given by god or does the Jewish god exist from a modern rational perspective. 

If you are coming here as a believer, I suggest you come here with an open mind. If your beliefs are true, then this blog does not contain any ideas you should fear.

I attribute turn from Orthodox Judaism to atheism to my exploration of the pertinent evidence. Even if I consider myself open minded, I do not deny my own atheist bias and encourage debate/counter-argument. The only way we can collectively arrive at the truth is by keeping the dialogue open. If I think any comments stand out as important I will integrate them into the blog.

Keep in mind that I prefer to release posts before they are fully complete. I'd rather have my ideas out there than wait until I think I have concluded all possible lines of inquiry. 

Take a look at the index to get started.


p.s. For the most part these ideas are not my own. My job is to collect, source and validate them. 


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