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Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures
we can live according to our own distinct moral rules and nevertheless be fair with others; particularist traditions can be reconciled with fairness to outsiders.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
American Orthodox Judaism, which for Shimen is nothing but a vulgar and superficial shadow of the authentic Yiddishkeit that he recalls with love and anguish.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
The Prisoner’s Dilemma, a one-shot event, is thus not a fair representation of actual human interactions, which typically are ongoing and repeated.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
this kind of discounting of the future does not remain stable; it leads to a cycle of decline.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
Signaling not only reflects commitment, but reinforces it; when I receive signals, my trust in the community is strengthened,
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
while a messianic era will come one day, we must wait for it patiently.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
halakha lies on a continuum between language and law.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
a tradeoff here between gripping the soul with the narrative power of concrete beliefs and gripping the intellect with the plausibility of abstract beliefs.
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
Justin Reidy added 5mo ago
Most of the world has been and continues to be committed to one or another version of monochromatic utopianism:
from Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures by Moshe Koppel
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