AdamRedwine

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I am currently employed in the nuclear industry and have university degrees in nuclear engineering and theoretical physics. I am primarily interested in science and philosophy but I also dabble in programing, information visualization, and fine typography.

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Aug 1	answered	What is a Gentile to do? Ie. What would you do if you were not born Jewish?
Jul 17	awarded	Caucus
Apr 4	comment	Should a Jew who doesn't believe in G-d observe the commandments? From a Talmudic/Midrashic point of view.
Apr 3	comment	Should a Jew who doesn't believe in G-d observe the commandments? Excellent answer; thanks!
Apr 2	asked	Should a Jew who doesn't believe in G-d observe the commandments?
Feb 12	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? I appreciate the sentiment avi, but I agree with LazerA; whether or not it is insulting to anyone, if it is an established approach, it is worth noting. I might add that I am an atheist and do not believe in any gods. If the statement is insulting to anyone, it would be to me, and I find it curious, but not offensive.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? @SethJ: Again, I disagree. It may well be that you would see little meaning left in your Judaism without recognizing this, but not everyone is the same. There are many (I personally know quite a few) Jews who do not have any metaphysical beliefs whatsoever and who nonetheless take a great deal of meaning out of their Judaism.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? Fantastic answer and very helpful. Thank you so much.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? @msh210: That does quite well I think. I'm not saying there's a right or wrong answer, I just think they are interesting and worthwhile questions to ask.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? @msh210: Do they define him? Perhaps not, but they are certainly a valiant attempt. I used qualitative language because, to me, the definitions are not clear. If you believe G-d is a well defined "object," would you please provide your definition?
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? I disagree, but thank you very much for your thoughtful answer.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? I agree that the fact that many people believe something does not necessitate it's truth. Nonetheless, your statement indicated that recognizing particular things (i.e. necessity of a source/ fine tuning) are ways to work at recognizing G-d. I am telling you that I have studied the necessity of a source and found that it is not needed and that I have studied the claims for "fine-tuning" and found them to fall short. These arguments may support a belief in G-d in your mind, but they do not do so for everyone.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? I find your reasoning appealing. It does, to my mind, beg the question "How do you define G-d?" A parent is a well defined (more or less) object. Even amongst ardent believers, I find that G-d is less well defined.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? And yet for many people who have deeply studied the nature of the world it appears that there does not need "to be a source of the world's existence, or that the universe is too fine-tuned to have happened by chance." Why do you claim that "Judaism is meaningless" without a belief in G-d? I do not believe that claim is justified.
Feb 3	comment	Is belief in a G-d a commandment? @avi: A little bit of both I guess. I am most interested in the broader question of "Is it a commandment to believe in G-d?" but it seems like the Ten Commandments played into that broader conversation. I am also interested in Spinoza's excommunication for heresy but that seems like a question for another day.
Feb 3	asked	Is belief in a G-d a commandment?
Nov 7	awarded	Nice Question
Oct 28	awarded	Scholar
Oct 28	accepted	Do Jewish law or tradition say anything about addressing incorrect statements made by others?
Oct 25	comment	Do Jewish law or tradition say anything about addressing incorrect statements made by others? Thanks, I like it. Unfortunately it's not easy to figure out who knows he's wrong and who's genuinely confused.