G-d?

[georgesworld]

Ok here is my question of the day. So there is the story of Abraham (Avram) and the idols. The story goes that abraham is in his father's idol shop one day and hes in charge of making sacrifices for the idols. A woman comes in with a pound of flour to be given to one of the idols. After she leaves, Abraham becomes angry and smashes all of the

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[debka_notion]

I can understand that feeling, certainly. The different images of G-d are supposed to be our way of getting some feeling of G-d: if we can get in touch with G-d without them, all the better.

One thing you might want to remember is that our ancestors were struggling with monotheism just the way we're struggling with religion in general. It was new to them, and it wasn't being supported by the communities around them. So having little physical touches in the text made them feel more connected.

THere's a beautiful idea that I'm positive that you know that the Torah is given to each generation in the way that they'll understand it. Therefore, if other generations needed physical images to imagine and connect to, that doesn't mean that we have to read them literally. It also means that G-d is paying attention to what we, as people living Right Now need- and that's in the text too.

[anonymous]

well, is the important thing that you are talking or that someone is listening?
And if in fact no one was listening, would it make a difference?
And if you believe that someone is listening to you, and what you say and do is important, becuase of this someone, well...
and do you have any proof that someone is listening, and does the proof matter to you? and if its true to you, and if you know that someone is listening, not just a statue, and what you do has purpose, and meaning, and importance. well, thats what's important.
I know you know what you think and feel, and you have to work with that, you can't really work with anything else. In terms of this, the only truth is what you know. are you talking to a wall? i dont know maybe you are, but you believe you aren't, and with that you KNOW you aren't, and thats the important part.

clearly you know i'm coming at this from a very different view point then you are, but you intrigued me ;)
rebecca

God

[aynsofist]

God is nothing.... read Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder.

-Speedy (Kutz ac. II 2002)