Religion Antiquated? Rabbi Joseph Telushkin:

[bigpotatofive]

Ask a rabbi if religion is antiquated. OF COURSE he's going to say no. Not that he actually addressed any of the arguments against religion, nor really did he back up any of his claims that he did put forth. What a waste of time considering the provocative title...

[EdVidz]

@bigpotatofive You are more than welcome to quote Bill Marr. He used to be funny and I liked him. But now he strikes authoritative poses on matters over which he has little empathy, cheap jokes yes is about it. Even though I believe in G-d and have a religion, I find some atheists not that bad at all and in fact if you watch Rabbi Sacks' video you might be surprised that his best friend for years was an atheist who he highly respected. Rabbi Telushkin is very wise. Listen, learn.

[bigpotatofive]

@EdVidz

When did I quote Bill Maher? I simply stated that the title of this video got me excited for some thought-provoking content and Rabbi Telushkin completely dodged the issue and failed to back up any of his own claims in any meaningful way which could be tied back to the original question of whether or not religion is antiquated. I'm not disregarding him completely, but if this is his best shot at this very important question, then I am not convinced that he understands it properly.

[EdVidz]

@bigpotatofive Rabbi Telushkin states that every age has rational people stating that religion is antiquated, ie, the Romans seeing Shabbat as wasting one-seventh of your life, the Greeks abandoning babies as a social action policy beneficial to all. On what basis other than religious are these arguments flawed? The rabbi's discussions of the French, the Russian, Chinese, and Cambodian revolutions are powerful reminders that rational thought requires rational conclusions and direction.

[bigpotatofive]

@EdVidz

You are saying you cannot possibly think of a good reason not to abandon children besides the fact that god said so? And the sabbath may actually be a great reason to believe religion is antiquated, considering it has turned into a huge nuisance in the modern world when you cannot use electricity on saturdays for no reason. I also don't understand how you can conclude that just because an armed conflict doesn't carry a religious flag that secularism is to blame.

[bigpotatofive]

@EdVidz

(continued) How does "our beliefs have been criticized for thousands of years" count as a point in favor of religion? Just because some of the effects of having these beliefs are good doesn't mean there isn't a fundamental flaw with religion and that it's transition into the modern age doesn't cause good reason to call into question it's authenticity and it's utility in a world so swiftly changing. There is a legitimate argument to be had here, and this video couldn't care less about it

[thomasodi]

History reports that the tree things happened:

-kill the elders

-remove the shabat to force the friday (islam) or the sunday

-devilise any hebraic tradition and symbols/or kill the knowledge of it.

slowly but surely something is emerging back...who will help usto retreive the pure torah?