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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (491)	2/23/2017 7:46:34 PM
From: Rarebird	Respond to of 2202

I do Tefillin every morning, which is the Jewish morning service in my home ( the equivalent perhaps of Mass in Catholicism) and the Sabbath services on Friday night and Saturday morning from my home too. I don't go to synagogue and haven't been in one in over 45 years. I have no respect for most Rabis' and have no need to confer with one. I pray throughout the day before meals, snacks and before I drink and wash my hands. The first thing I do before I get out of bed is pray. I use to wear a Yamaka all the time, but my son's and agnostic wife begged me to not go out with it because people would just glare at us, especially when we went to restaurants. And they glared because I am not kosher ( I answer to a higher authority) and they would think it's strange that someone wearing a Yamaka would be at a steak house or eating pork. So, there is a ritualistic dimension to my prayers and the timing of them. But the rituals are based on my love and surrender to Adonai. I am a creationist. I think evolution is wrong. However, I do think evolution should be taught in the schools with creationism. There are religious explanations or reasons for tragedies, but many people are to wrapped up in their world of pain and hurt to access them. Moreover, they feel such resentment and anger toward G-d, who they feel should have intervened to help. Others just don't care about the explanations or higher reasons; all that matters is their loss. I understand and would never put that attitude down. Feeling of abandonment is one of the primary reasons why atheists/agnostics don't believe in G-d. A word on evolution: it is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. Does man look like he evolved from the ape? Are there pictures to show the transition from ape to man, which represent a semblance of reality. And the "big bang" fantasy makes no sense to me. Faith is based on emotion and prayer so there is no need to demonstrate or prove anything. However, I do know all the Catholic proofs and Protestant refutations for the existence of G-d, for whatever that's worth. And trust me, it's not worth much, outside of recreational exercise of the mind. I have a very strong humanistic side so I get along with humanists. I even married a humanist who refused to believe in G-d. She felt the human was higher than G-d and more moral than G-d. She didn't think G-d cared. That's the Jewish dilemma for many since we have no Christ. But Adonai has great compassion. Adonai demands respect and love or silence will ensue. I am very spiritual too. I know all the humanistic arguments. They have great merit. But beneath the surface of all the great humanists is a sadness and despair. I know because they are my friends and in my family.