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I will never understand the thinking of people who believe in an omnipotent god that can be tricked
by throwaythiesit2 5y ago
I will never understand the thinking of people who believe in an omnipotent god that can be tricked
- NortySpock 5y agoIt's not tricking, it's rules-lawyering.
- twic 5y agoI'm not Jewish, or any sort of expert on Judaism, but I understand that Judaism has a very different conception of the relationship of man, god, and law than Christianity. The Christian god wants people to behave in a certain way, and has made laws accordingly. Following the letter of the law but not the spirit is defying god, and is bad. The Jewish god has made laws as a test of faith. Following the letter of the law but not the spirit is creative, and is fine. After all, "it is not in heaven": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oven_of_Akhnai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oven_of_Akhnai
- names_are_hard 5y agoThere's an interesting conversation to be had about different conceptions of God and the reasons for religious law and whether loopholes in the law should be exploited or not, which would be relevant if this was an article about eruv or prozbol or selling land during the shmitta year. But I fail to see how this is relevant to kosher phones. How is God being tricked? The claim is that God desires purity, which is damaged by unfiltered exposure to the outside world, and so adherents who want cell phones must purchase models that will not give them easy access to temptation. It's a pretty reasonable position if you accept the initial premise. It's like not buying heroin because you know it's harmful.