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  1. Akivah

    Hello!

    Wow, I just play a witch in Pathfinder and you're an actual one. Welcome to RF! I never heard of Omnism before, so I looked it up. "Omnism is the recognition and respect of all religions;", Double Welcome to RF!
  2. Akivah

    Teachers Strike in Arizona

    As I've already said that employees can make their own decision where they want to be employed, you're agreeing with me. The strawman is yours. You're trying to argue where we don't seem to have an argument. No, I said that fairness is not an explicit attribute of the law. You're the one trying...
  3. Akivah

    Teachers Strike in Arizona

    If the job is that bad, then they wouldn't be able to retain any employees. The point I'm making is that government shouldn't compel any employer regarding the pay that they offer employees. That should be determined by the market. For some reason, you seem to believe that an employee will...
  4. Akivah

    Life after death

    As I wrote earlier, the Hebrew bible is for the living. The fact that so little appears in it regarding the afterlife is proof to us that G-d didn't consider it to be all that important. Therefore, Judaism doesn't put much importance on it either, unlike Christianity. So I don't understand your...
  5. Akivah

    Life after death

    We do it to show respect for the Divine Name. On the computer, it is too easy for documents to get deleted. If I typed the Lord's name out, then it could get erased and I don't consider that to be respectful. Therefore, I use a substitute for the Divine Name that we all know what meaning I'm...
  6. Akivah

    Teachers Strike in Arizona

    Oh sure, workers can band together and strike as a tactic to increase their pay/benefits. However, the workers always have to keep in mind that they are not irreplaceable. If their demands become too much for management to accept, they can be replaced by others that will accept what they are...
  7. Akivah

    Teachers Strike in Arizona

    You've just now noticed that we hardly agree on anything? Company culture is not defined by the size of the company. I've worked for family valued mega-corporations and dictatorial small companies. Whatever the company culture, it is up to the employee as to whether or not they will remain...
  8. Akivah

    Life after death

    Thanks. It's a little tricky. Our bible uses human emotions (e.g. G-d's Wrath) or human body parts (e.g. The Arm of G-d) to describe G-d's actions, but Judaism understands it as references for human understanding, not as actual descriptions of G-d. Christianity claims that, but Judaism...
  9. Akivah

    Life after death

    The Jewish bible is concerned with our lives on Earth. It barely mentions the afterlife. All of your quotes refer to how the living view the dead. The state of the soul after the body dies is only explained in the Talmud. And you are completely wrong about the beliefs of the original Jews. If...
  10. Akivah

    Feminine male, masculine female.

    I think its interesting that you view the norms as being forced onto people, instead of it being their choice.
  11. Akivah

    Feminine male, masculine female.

    So you want one person to up-end cultural norms?? It is far more likely that this one person is outside of the norms and she is the one that should be challenged.
  12. Akivah

    Teachers Strike in Arizona

    Just like any job, you can demand the pay that you'd like to get. That doesn't mean your employer has to pay whatever you demand. If a person doesn't like their pay, they are free to go elsewhere. And yes, if the district board and superintendent don't like their own pay, they can go elsewhere...
  13. Akivah

    Life after death

    I don't know. Souls are intangible, they aren't made of anything. They are a divine spark. G-d is also not made of anything. G-d existed before there was anything. I have satisfaction in my beliefs. If I need strength, I pray to G-d for strength and get it. I talk to G-d and thank G-d for my...
  14. Akivah

    Life after death

    Now we're equal, I'm confused by your post. Our souls are intangible, so there isn't any physical proof. It's not physical. I don't understand your questions trying to link consolation with death. Everything is mortal, except G-d. Our physical existence will all end sometime. What does...
  15. Akivah

    Feminine male, masculine female.

    From what I've seen, a male crying in public will earn scorn and humiliation, not empathy or understanding.
  16. Akivah

    Feminine male, masculine female.

    I like discussion better then, @Revoltingest has a funnier definition than you.
  17. Akivah

    purpose on earth

    Love is a great pleasure, but its not the only pleasure.
  18. Akivah

    Teachers Strike in Arizona

    The governor did not receive a good math education. 9% increase, followed by 5%, increase followed by 5% increase does not equal 19% total. Each annual percent raise is calculated on an increased base. The correct calculation is (1.09 x 1.05 x 1.05)-1 or just over 20% increase. I agree that it...
  19. Akivah

    Life after death

    While I'm not looking forward to my death, I know that I will die eventually. There is no physical proof of our intangible souls. I choose to believe that I have an eternal soul that goes to be with G-d after my body dies. To me, its not a consolation, its just a fact.
  20. Akivah

    Feminine male, masculine female.

    What's the difference between a discussion and a debate? To me, a feminine man is a girly man, most likely homosexual and a partner to a very masculine male. To me, a masculine female is a gruff female, most likely homosexual and a partner to a very feminine female. Differing feelings? I'd...
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