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  1. Akivah

    purpose on earth

    That's interesting. The purpose of life in accordance with Judaism is "pleasure". Since G-d is infinite and has no needs or motivations, we understand that G-d created everything for us, for our pleasure. Video: What is the Purpose of Life? (5:43 duration) Just about every decision we humans...
  2. Akivah

    After backlash, Shania Twain apologizes for saying she would have voted for Trump

    I'd have to call her naïve. She should have known that anybody that expresses a political opinion will instantly offend half of the people. The best course of action is to refuse to comment on politics and just concentrate on your own business.
  3. Akivah

    Churches/temples helping to bring communities together.

    Awesome! If my synagogue had a D&D group, I'd be there far more often.
  4. Akivah

    Is Living "Righteously" Valuable In and Of Itself -- Regardless of Whether it Leads to Rewards?

    That's just as Judaism understands it as well. Be righteous for the sake of righteousness, not for the expectation of a reward. Also, the reward for doing a mitzvah is the opportunity to do another mitzvah.
  5. Akivah

    Terrorist attack in Toronto

    Yeah, we need to control the size of these dangerous vehicular weapons. A van is just too large for non-law enforcement personnel, a regular person can make do with a compact.
  6. Akivah

    Met God Face To Face 10,000 Times

    Why the sigh, Rival? He's not pushing any particular belief, he's just saying he has interactions with G-d. All people do. His path leads through a quiet seaside, mine is through the Alenu.
  7. Akivah

    Why Democrats Voted for Trump

    I agree. I emotionally voted for Hillary. I'll fix that for Trump's second term.
  8. Akivah

    Why Democrats Voted for Trump

    Let's run the numbers and see. Population (2018) of CA is 39,776,830 and it has 55 electoral votes. Thus it takes 723,215 to get one EV. Population (2018) of WY is 573,720 and it has 3 EV. Thus it takes 191,240 to get one EV. Dividing means 3.78 CA people equals 1 WY person. Your quote was...
  9. Akivah

    Hi, I hope this isn't awkward

    Rather like your drug use.
  10. Akivah

    The Easy Life

    I agree that studying different beliefs to a point where they make sense is a lot of work. For people satisfied with their beliefs, such a search makes no sense. People generally wouldn't study another, when their own belief system works for them and makes sense to them.
  11. Akivah

    The Easy Life

    This is the Human experience. All of us could be bothered by any another person with different beliefs and opinions. Unless I'm in the mood for a debate, I have no need to defend my beliefs on a regular basis.
  12. Akivah

    Pesach

    It's time to Celebrate! We just finished the last sheet of matzah in our house. Sayonara until next Pesach!
  13. Akivah

    Prevent criminals from having guns

    OK. Please answer my questions using state level jurisdictions.
  14. Akivah

    Prevent criminals from having guns

    Hi Curious George. My questions didn't mention which government jurisdiction would have the limitations. Please re-answer in more details for non-federal jurisdictions.
  15. Akivah

    Prevent criminals from having guns

    I think people on both sides of the gun control issue in the USA agree with my title. The problem lies in what sort of limitations should be in place. Personally, I'm in favor of gun ownership, but do think some limitations should be in place. I'm looking for common goals from people on both...
  16. Akivah

    The Uneducated Anti-Assault Rifle Warriors. Yea!!!

    College students don't seem to bother with such details anymore. It seems like they protest just to make selfies.
  17. Akivah

    A Trump Haggadah?

    If you click the link and you'll see it leads to just a title page. The book in the link has no details, it is just a cover page. The writer is a man who publishes humor. So the link is not a page, just a parody of a cover page. A real haggadah (i.e. that has more than just a cover page) looks...
  18. Akivah

    A Trump Haggadah?

    It's politics since it's just a parody, not an actual haggadah.
  19. Akivah

    Why Morality cannot come from God

    How so?
  20. Akivah

    NY Governor Cuomo jokes that Jews can’t dance and have no rhythym

    Jokes don't bother me, it's what they say when being serious that I give weight to. Politicians should know to avoid humor, all humor pokes fun at someone and people have such thin skins nowadays.
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