(05-02-2012, 05:02 PM)Charles Wrote: I don't feel that Jews are a race of people. There are black Jews, and Ashim is red haired and blue eyed (I'm brown and brown, my father was blond and blue.)
that confirms the perplexity. why do Jews say they are jews but at the same time claim to not subscribe to their religion. They do seem to be proud of being "a Jew" as it's seems to be something they like to announce. I feel weird saying Jew, to me it's like saying "an Oriental". It's like an old outdated word that comes with sterotypes and has seen it's share of abuse.
(05-02-2012, 05:02 PM)Charles Wrote: God gave us many rules to follow, and said that if all (ALL !!!) of us follow all (ALL !!!) such rules...
...but now I realize that that is one of the things I most love about being a Jew. We are not only allowed to disagree, we are encouraged to think for ourselves, and disagree (actually discuss).
hmmmmm well sounds like it was really opposition and intellectual or religious based dogma as a competition, aka "arguing" to me and not really discussing philosophy to better oneself.
and the irony of course: Is that thinking for oneself/one selves got you/them into the trouble apparently.
You really still dig on that god do you? What is it that Really makes you proud of being "a Jew"?