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Jun 9, 2024 · “Thou shalt not steal” seems straightforward, but it also covers areas like intellectual property and other forms of non-physical theft that weren’t relevant when the commandments were...
Jun 27, 2024 · I think racism violates some important meta-principles of the Torah, particularly the thinking of Maimonides, for whom there is a 614th commandment, Thou Shalt Not Be an Idiot. Obviously this is a tongue-in-cheek paraphrase rather than a direct quote from Rambam.
Jun 13, 2024 · Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. (Lev.19:17-18)
Jun 30, 2024 · Commandment 11: ‘Thou shalt not think’. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry’s Ten Commandments crusade is no doubt a handy distraction from more profoundly existential problems. Belén Fernández....
2 days ago · The “thou shalt not” focus sucks all the life out of idealism. Importantly, without any reference to positive values, we can’t even understand the negatives. We need to understand what positive values we destroy when we lie, steal or kill to know if we aid or negate our values when we kill in self-defense or lie to murderers.
Jun 26, 2024 · Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him. לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃
Jun 23, 2024 · Philip Pullman — ‘We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten...
