Philosophy

With all the shit that has been going down in Israel, I figured it was about time I wrote about my take on the subject. (See how you don't even need a date to acknowledge that there is shit going on in Israel?) Let's start with a few premises. The...

With the help of AI, I am now able to attend to my true calling of being a children’s storybook author. This book is about pride. Jewish pride. The best kind.

Call me Noah Because I'm passed out drunk in a vineyard of my own planting Lying shamefully bare  Tell my children to come cover me up While shielding their eyes so none shall see the damage I've wrought Castrated a generation through overpopulation A messianic cult led by a charismatic leader, a cult of...

My partner just came back from an eight-day silent meditation retreat. She remarked (with some jealousy) how all the serious meditation teachers were childless, which seemed necessary for one to seriously pursue enlightenment. They were thus free to traipse around from one retreat to the next, unfettered by responsibility...

A key Aish tactic in proving God’s existence, was emphasizing the unusual.  There is no nation as oppressed as the Jews.  No other nation claims public revelation. No other book can spell the word Pizza or Hitler with this unique arrangement of letters. This tactic is a huge part of the discovery seminar,...

I sense a continuous state of judgment and disapproval from you towards me and my siblings, for not "doing what's right", not "thinking critically", and not "using our own judgment". We are "following the masses" and "doing what's easy and convenient". I find this accusation absurd in light of what...

Our father in heaven they sayThe father of mercyBut as an almighty beingHe hath chosen to live quite far away Maybe he has better things to deal withBigger celestial fish to fryHe is nonetheless absentFar enough to not hear us cry He admonishes us in his mercySending messages our wayIt's the...

For many people, leaving religion is a philosophical experience, and as part of that books play an important part in their journey. Richard Dawkins played an important influence in my brother's journey, for example. For many others, Christopher Hitchens has been a strong influence. For me, these heretical books...

Around two years ago, one of my siblings was struck in a hit and run accident. They spent a day in the hospital before any of us family members even found out about it. When we did, there were a few panicked hours as we tried to figure out...

For a long time, I was angry at religion for its own sake. And don't get me wrong, the thing is full of irrational beliefs and oppressive ideas. But I'm coming to appreciate over time how, like almost all things, Fundamentalist Religion is really just a tool - a...