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Ok, so let's say you are an Orthodox Jew business owner. Can you let your goyim to continue making profit for you on Saturday, or "does that itself take away fr
by krick 13d ago
Ok, so let's say you are an Orthodox Jew business owner. Can you let your goyim to continue making profit for you on Saturday, or "does that itself take away from the spirit and sanctity of the day" too? I don't see how it's different from the problem at hand.
More seriously, though, thinking about this pretty silly (in my view) question makes me want to talk to some Rabbis to clarify some things. AFAIK, the existence of free will is pretty fundamental to Judaism (unlike Islam or branches of Protestantism), and having pretty materialistic views on the question of free will myself (i.e. it doesn't exist, obviously), I struggle to imagine how the alternative views can survive contemplating if you can let your AI-agent run on Saturdays. I mean, I think I understand how, say, Orthodox Christians can keep these views today, but they don't really have such meticulous legal system built upon purely theological discussions. So, as an Orthodox Christian, even if you fully understand the implications (which, of course, most people don't, but that's besides the point) it isn't really a problem to consciously accept whatever beliefs about free will while still being very materialistic about most practical questions. But since my knowledge of Jewish theology is extremely limited, I have no idea if you even have to have some specific views about determinism for halakha to be self-consistent.
- gs17 13d agoA restaurant here (Seattle) has a "Shabbat lease" where the business is operated and staffed by a separate group for part of the week. I'm not sure on the details, but I think they had to word the contract in a very specific way (and even then I'm sure different authorities would have differing opinions on how acceptable it is). I'm used to it meaning "we close early Friday, don't open Saturday".
- stogot 13d agoHow do you insure such a thing from fires or liability? Split insurance contracts 1/6 th 5/6th