Andrew said:
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.
So is that an argument from the authority of the Bible, an argument from the authority of the people who wrote Bible, an argument from the authority of the traditions of the ancient Jewish people or something else?
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.
Well, that sounds awfully like you're saying that these things are true because an all-powerful and ineffable God said so but that we shouldn't really look too closely into such matters. Which, to me (although presumably not to others), sounds awfully like an argument from the authority of one's imaginary friend.
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