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Is It Logical To Have Faith?
By Tzvi Freeman
Yes, it is. In the first half of the 20th century, Bertrand Russel and Alfred North Whitehead attempted to compile a comprehensive system of logic and mathematics that would be entirely internally consistent and self-evident. They were miffed by the ...
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Irrationality, You've Met Your Match
By Mendy Herson
Can you imagine? Someone feels the impact of a weak economy and responds by giving away more money? Does that make any sense?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Mendy Herson » Irrationality, You've Met Your Match
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And Nonetheless . . . It Happened
By Akiva Wagner
We have calculations, logical ones, Torah-based ones, that we are certain about and we have a license to be. We know certain things can't happen... You're right, says the Talmud. But . . . nonetheless . . . it happened...
Society & Living » Current Events » Legacy of Mumbai » Personal Reflections » And Nonetheless . . . It Happened
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Torn Between Torah and Science
By Tzvi Freeman
"Every single item in the general doctrine is denied, but the conclusions from the doctrine as a whole are retained. The result is a complete muddle in the scientific thought, in philosophic cosmology and in epistemology..."
Ideas & Beliefs » Torah & Science » Torn Between Torah and Science
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Who Created G-d?
By Aron Moss
I've often heard the argument because creation is so well designed there must be a Designer. But using that the same logic I can ask the question: Who created G-d?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » Who Created G-d?
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Where There's a Will There's a Why
By Yossy Goldman
The Almighty promised Moses that to him He would reveal the secret meaning of the Red Heifer; but only after Moses would initially accept it as a Divine decree
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Where There's a Will There's a Why
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Sustained Paradox
By Tzvi Freeman
It is irrational to believe that an elephant can fit itself through the eye of a needle. But what about the One who brought elephant, needle, size, space and logic itself into existence?
Spirituality » Essays » Sustained Paradox
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Paradoxical Laws
Via irony we can approach an understanding of the Divine.
From Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz
Via irony we can approach an understanding of the Divine.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Mystical Classics » Paradoxical Laws
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How Scientific is Torah?
By Tzvi Freeman
For millennia we were ridiculed for believing that the world began, cause and effect are not inherently linked, a whole is greater than the sum of its parts, the human psyche is multi-layered...
Ideas & Beliefs » Torah & Science » How Scientific is Torah?
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Conquering the Impurity of Death
By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky
To overcome the greatest form of impurity, we must transcend logic.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Contemporary Kabbalists » Conquering the Impurity of Death
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