tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post7833832796758434425..comments2024-03-27T19:47:13.475-07:00Comments on Dark Buzz: How Einstein promoted ZionismRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-11171129026270121672012-04-17T04:46:19.681-07:002012-04-17T04:46:19.681-07:00oops ... review is here:
http://www.theoccidenta...oops ... review is here: <br /><br />http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/03/review-of-roger-schlaflys-how-einstein-ruined-physics/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-58343624803651943792012-04-17T04:44:45.581-07:002012-04-17T04:44:45.581-07:00Craig,
I've had several Jewish friends since ...Craig,<br /><br />I've had several Jewish friends since childhood. When we we alone, they felt free to express doubts about their family's religion, and religion in general. When their folks were around, different outcome. I also noticed this behavior among non-Jewish friends, but I think *overly* clannish behavior is more prevalent among groups who've been historically oppressed.<br /><br />Hopefully that clears it up, if anything needed clearing up. If not, read this recent review of Roger's book, especially parts at the end which treat of overly zealous Jews. No one here is anti-Jewish; not me, and (IMHO) not Roger. I'm just anti-"overly-pro"-Jewish.<br /><br />"It's all a matter of scale." -- Dr. Albert Young, physicist.<br />(personal communication circa 1992)<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-72804588120969845792012-04-17T04:41:13.430-07:002012-04-17T04:41:13.430-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-57284536016441921292012-04-15T19:53:43.102-07:002012-04-15T19:53:43.102-07:00Jonathan,
I'm Jewish and very religious. I do...Jonathan,<br /><br />I'm Jewish and very religious. I don't see anything wrong with anything Roger has said about Einstein and his Jewishness. To me, what he has said is perfectly kosher - and interesting too.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-62271817737418156842012-04-11T23:12:35.762-07:002012-04-11T23:12:35.762-07:00In my experience, it's a little like The Borat...In my experience, it's a little like The Borat Defense. <br /><br />If you're Jewish, discussing Einstein's Jewishness is perfectly kosher but if you're a Gentile asking questions about it, the issue suddenly becomes your fascination with it rather than "it it". Just saying that's been my experience; I'm a Bayesian, and ... "just sayin'."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-67065806534365596122012-04-09T09:53:53.541-07:002012-04-09T09:53:53.541-07:00Judaism is both a nationality and a religion. Some...Judaism is both a nationality and a religion. Some say it is a race, but if so, the race cannot be a pure race because Jews accept converts.<br /><br />One doesn't have to believe in God to be Jewish. One is Jewish if and only if his mother is Jewish or if one converts to Judaism. One can even believe in one God and the truth of the Torah and still not be Jewish. In this way, Judaism is different than Christianity and Islam. Also, Jews don't actively seek converts like Christianity and Islam.<br /><br />But it is part of the Torah that Jews must be faithful to the country in which they reside and follow its laws, so in this way Judaism is a faith and not a nationality, as you can have Iranian Jews, American Jews, Russian Jews.<br /><br />This website is a good source of information about Judaism: http://www.aish.com/jl/<br />Judaism is a complicated and perplexing subject, but the website does a good job of making it less complicated.Craignoreply@blogger.com