On 6 Sep 2006 at 6:31, Richard Baker wrote: > Isn't "might makes right" basically the religious position? "I > believe
Nope. At least, not for Jews. > in an all-powerful God. That God says these things are good and >those are > evil, therefore I believe these are good and those are >evil." (And Again, Jews believe there are universal standards for good and for righteousness (and that the most certainly don't need to be a Jew to be righteous) - and further, the Bible states that the Law of the Land is the Law. > Or: how does God Himself decide what is good and evil? Isn't He, at > least, basically in the same position as us atheists? No. You're commiting the basic theological falicy (again, in Jewish terms) of thinking of G-d as a Human. To eff the ineffible. Which is understandable (especially since Christians HAVE adopted a Human aspect to their G-d) but from our POV the question is meaningless in context. AndrewC Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
