while we all cannot devote ourselves to scholars, we need to sharpen our skills as to the means and tactics used by those offering expert opinion. after three decades of interrogating experts, i have observed many times when experts go astray. recently, i witnessed an interview of a scientist who became angry and emotional atContinue reading “A Matter of Interpretation: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
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Moses The Seeker? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
the torah is taught to children through story books. these stories often are not the word for word depictions of the torah. rather, they are an interpretation. they are edited with respect to adult topics, i.e. lot’s offering of his daughter to the city’s residents in lieu of the strangers, and include non-textual sources. storiesContinue reading “Moses The Seeker? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
Occam’s Razor, Moses’ First Encounter with God: an Alternative View of the Burning Bush
according to the merriam-webster dictionary, occam’s razor is defined as “a scientific and philosophical rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities” prior toContinue reading “Occam’s Razor, Moses’ First Encounter with God: an Alternative View of the Burning Bush”
The Ten Commandments Project 