tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post3936339138275633481..comments2023-08-15T09:20:12.403-07:00Comments on Pesach Sheini: The Golden Glow- Does philosophy help our Avodas HaShem?Pesach Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429802587338023317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post-64426856948293017652015-03-20T08:04:00.659-07:002015-03-20T08:04:00.659-07:00The Rav spoke all the time about "dialectics&...The Rav spoke all the time about "dialectics". In normal English, that often - usually - the dialog along the way is the point of the question, more so than the answer. Otherwise, why theology? Most questions anout G-d have an easy amswer: "We can't know or even in theory understand." But we shouldn't ignore the question; the question itself is the locis of value.<br /><br />That said, if some answers are off limits in the mind but mot the heart, such questions cam be dangerous.micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post-41660760500839880382015-03-20T07:11:19.974-07:002015-03-20T07:11:19.974-07:00If some answers are off-limits, is the search wort...If some answers are off-limits, is the search worthwhile?Pesach Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429802587338023317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post-55660197575289940772015-03-19T20:07:07.203-07:002015-03-19T20:07:07.203-07:00http://www.aishdas.org/asp/emunah-peshutah-vs-mach...http://www.aishdas.org/asp/emunah-peshutah-vs-machashavah<br /><br />I open: <i> A basic problem when approaching Jewish philosophy is the appropriateness of studying it altogether. As Prof. Sholom Carmy wrote ...</i>micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345202358783241386.post-71940461579894458502015-03-19T09:29:19.458-07:002015-03-19T09:29:19.458-07:00The goal in a relationship is to have a strong rel...The goal in a relationship is to have a strong relationship; constantly reassessing if this is the right person to be in a relationship with undermines this.<br /><br />If religion is about having a relationship with another Being based on how a certain religion perceives that Being, reassign whether the Being even exists will similarly undermine the relationship.<br /><br />On the other hand, if truly searching for the truth is the goal, or, to be more specific, to more fully understand the nature of the Being is the goal, so that the relationship is with a real Being, not just a reflection of what we want it to be, one cannot close off legitimate avenues of discovery.<br /><br />This is the disconnect with many of our "internal" conversations, with those whose goal is just on the relationship speaking past those who are trying to find the truth (and vice versa).Dov Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065794771042198986noreply@blogger.com