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| author | Franklin Schmidt <fschmidt@gmail.com> |
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| date | Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:17:29 -0600 |
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| 42 <p>So where are the Jews who understand the Torah? They are dead. It is clear from reading the Old Testament that the prophets had a deep understanding of the Torah. They weren't legalistic like Rabbinic Judaism is. They applied broad Torah principles, not convoluted logic, to their commentary.</p> | 42 <p>So where are the Jews who understand the Torah? They are dead. It is clear from reading the Old Testament that the prophets had a deep understanding of the Torah. They weren't legalistic like Rabbinic Judaism is. They applied broad Torah principles, not convoluted logic, to their commentary.</p> |
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| 44 <p>Why is the modern world so utterly devoid of understanding? I can think of two reasons. First, the most intelligent people in the modern world tend to go into math or the sciences. In these fields, they can effectively use their intellect and be around other intelligent people. They avoid spiritual pursuits like religion because these areas do not have other intelligent people and do not reward intelligence. The second reason is that the number of highly intelligent people is rapidly decreasing as modern culture causes strong <a href="Human_Evolution.html">evolutionary pressure</a> against intelligence.</p> | 44 <p>Why is the modern world so utterly devoid of understanding? I can think of two reasons. First, the most intelligent people in the modern world tend to go into math or the sciences. In these fields, they can effectively use their intellect and be around other intelligent people. They avoid spiritual pursuits like religion because these areas do not have other intelligent people and do not reward intelligence. The second reason is that the number of highly intelligent people is rapidly decreasing as modern culture causes strong <a href="Human_Evolution.html">evolutionary pressure</a> against intelligence.</p> |
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