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I think all religions are man made and it's impossible with my finite life to research them all to be upmost sure. I've got nothing against Jews, but I categorize religion as an ideology and I think we'd live in a more peaceful world without religion.
My question, as stated above, isn't really made for a Jewish person to answer because it's more about debunking your religion. I've heard of ex-Muslims and read their story, same for ex-Christians, and now I'm interested in hearing the story of ex-Jews.
Like I said this question really isn't made for a devout Jew to answer though I do have a question: Does sexism exist in your religion? Are woman subordinated to second class beings, inferior to men?
As far as academic sources go, there is documentary hypothesis. There is also the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Samaritan Bible that strongly challenge the narrative that Judaism has an unbroken chain of tradition stretching to mount Sinai.
If you're not into that, there are "off the derech" blogs, some of which are well written. Also see "Aish discovery seminar" responses, or "a critical view of".
Does sexism exist in Judaism? Yes.
Are women subordinated? Thats a more complex question. There are some Jewish communities where women have very limited options, but there are others where they earn the overwhelming majority of the money.
Hope this answers some of your questions, and if you have any more I'm open to answering them.
Thank you for your valuable insights, and might I say you seem very open minded and objective when it comes to religious discourse and scrutiny. My oh my, the muslim and christian zealots I've come across snub me for "daring" to question.
I do have one more question, what happens after death in Judaism? Do you believe in an afterlife or reincarnation?
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[–] Vainglorious98 [S] ago (edited ago)
I think all religions are man made and it's impossible with my finite life to research them all to be upmost sure. I've got nothing against Jews, but I categorize religion as an ideology and I think we'd live in a more peaceful world without religion.
My question, as stated above, isn't really made for a Jewish person to answer because it's more about debunking your religion. I've heard of ex-Muslims and read their story, same for ex-Christians, and now I'm interested in hearing the story of ex-Jews.
Like I said this question really isn't made for a devout Jew to answer though I do have a question: Does sexism exist in your religion? Are woman subordinated to second class beings, inferior to men?
[–] Diogenes_The_Cynic 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
As far as academic sources go, there is documentary hypothesis. There is also the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Samaritan Bible that strongly challenge the narrative that Judaism has an unbroken chain of tradition stretching to mount Sinai.
If you're not into that, there are "off the derech" blogs, some of which are well written. Also see "Aish discovery seminar" responses, or "a critical view of".
Does sexism exist in Judaism? Yes.
Are women subordinated? Thats a more complex question. There are some Jewish communities where women have very limited options, but there are others where they earn the overwhelming majority of the money.
Hope this answers some of your questions, and if you have any more I'm open to answering them.
[–] Vainglorious98 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thank you for your valuable insights, and might I say you seem very open minded and objective when it comes to religious discourse and scrutiny. My oh my, the muslim and christian zealots I've come across snub me for "daring" to question.
I do have one more question, what happens after death in Judaism? Do you believe in an afterlife or reincarnation?