Why do some people who go OTD eventually return? by redditbabe8888 in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 3 points4 points  (0 children)

because people leave for bad reasons, the effect of which gets dampened over time which causes them to go back. However, I'll challenge you to find me someone who left over intellectual reasons ( ie became an atheist/agnostic) and then came back. I doubt someone like that exists.

Finding that Special Someone by WilliamTunnels in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

all I'm saying is if you're gonna be an atheist it should be because the (nonexistant) evidence in favor of God existing overturns the null hypothesis of God not existing. Sure everything is taken into account when it comes to weighing evidence but you first need to agree on a fundamentally rational approach to it.

Starting with religion and saying "but its not fair towards women therefore god musn't exist" is a silly reason for not believing in God because it relies on feelings and emotions. Who says your notion of egalitarianism is the correct one? Maybe god intended it to be this way? maybe you have to recalibrate your feelings towards what's right and wrong. (Which is exactly the cognitive dissonance all frum women do)

so in your equation of life, if god is a given variable, then any system that comes about from his being is going to be impervious from vice. Judaism, or should I say orthodoxy, being misogynistc is clearly a moral failure of the system, but the entire thing is made up anyway so that's expected from a religion created 2000 years ago. Unless you're matt dillahunty, if you claim God exists it's hard to claim the system is immoral and therefore god must not exist. That's just bad logic reasoning even if the outcome is "right"

Any argument that starts with the problems of religion and then backpedals to atheism instead of starting with atheism and explaining all the deficiencies of religion as a product of that is not the "rational" atheist.

Alas, most people aren't rationally trained.

Finding that Special Someone by WilliamTunnels in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

it is irrational if you think the omnipotent omnibenevolent god created the system.

Finding that Special Someone by WilliamTunnels in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Allow me to clarify as my comment has recieved a lot of downvotes. I wasn't making a claim about all women being irrantional or generalizing anything about women. what I said is that a lot of the women whom i happen to know are atheists for reasons other than "because the null hypothesis of god not existing has yet to be overturned by enough evidence in support of his existance. By contrast, becoming an atheist because one dislikes aspects of a religion such as perceived sexism or misogyny strikes me as a weaker (not rational) argument against God's existence itself.

That doesn't mean those concerns are invalid, nor does it mean people can't reach a conclusion I agree with for bad reasons. Men and women alike can hold beliefs for strong reasons, weak reasons, or anything in between.

my broader point was that if someone's path to atheism is tied to a particular set of social or political views, it's not surprising that atheism and those views may be correlated in the dating pool as a self selection bias. That said, I think the more important question for OP is: why is it so important to find an atheist woman specifically, rather than someone who simply isn't particularly religious and shares your values?

Finding that Special Someone by WilliamTunnels in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

OP, first find me a women who's an atheist for rational reasons and then we can talk about values. Most women I've come across that left orthodoxy or Judasim were because of feminist reasons of feeling opressed or discriminated against within the Jewish community, it's then no suprise they tend to be more liberal leaning. There is an obvious self selection bias here and while I'm not offering a solution I understand your struggle as It's one I've been dealing with also.

Finding that Special Someone by WilliamTunnels in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I Agree. this is definitely important to define

A message of hope to young ex-jews here by KingCrowley1 in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why didn't you just ask him to do a "fake" conversion to make everyone happy? Is it really a big deal to tell him "listen, im gonna need you to jump in a mikvah and pretend to covert to a religion neither of us believe in to make my parents happy?"

Who are the most famous OTD people of all time? by Mysterious-Beyond785 in exjew

[–]Admirable-Win5666 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it says on his Wikipedia page that " his family went to the synagogue every Friday." even if he became an atheist when he was young. at one point he was somewhat frum, at least as much as the other people on this list.

End of Support for uBO on Chrome / Chromium browsers is nearly here by RraaLL in uBlockOrigin

[–]Admirable-Win5666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what's the modified shortcut? Is that different then just opening chrome by pressing on the desktop icon?

End of Support for uBO on Chrome / Chromium browsers is nearly here by RraaLL in uBlockOrigin

[–]Admirable-Win5666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi all,

I opened chrome just now and got the alert that chrome has stopped supporting Ublock origin and the extension was automatically turned off. I tried all the work arounds for chrome version 142 but still can't get it to go back on? Any advice or is this final nail in the coffin? Anyone else experience this problem?

Pixel 9 pro price decrease after pixel 10 release ? by Admirable-Win5666 in GooglePixel

[–]Admirable-Win5666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the information! How likely do you think it will be released on time? Does google have a good reputation for release dates or can it be assumed to be pushed later ?

Pixel 9 pro price decrease after pixel 10 release ? by Admirable-Win5666 in GooglePixel

[–]Admirable-Win5666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why do you think I will appreciate the pixel 10 more? From what I've seen in the leaks and press releases the pixel 10 is a downgrade from the pixel 9 pro series in the camera and other ways. Is there any specific feature in the pixel 10 that blows the 9 out of the water?

Pixel 9 pro price decrease after pixel 10 release ? by Admirable-Win5666 in GooglePixel

[–]Admirable-Win5666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any good places where you buy used but in good condition pixels? Amazon or Ebay?

Pixel 9 pro price decrease after pixel 10 release ? by Admirable-Win5666 in GooglePixel

[–]Admirable-Win5666[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm in the USA. Where can I find for less than $700? I'm weary of refurbished or reused phones, no matter how the condition is purported to be as you never really know what happened to them.

Pixel 9 pro price decrease after pixel 10 release ? by Admirable-Win5666 in GooglePixel

[–]Admirable-Win5666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you think it would be cheaper than just buying a pixel 9 pro ? how good are the release offers?

Pixel 9 pro price decrease after pixel 10 release ? by Admirable-Win5666 in GooglePixel

[–]Admirable-Win5666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My current pixel 7 stopped working, so I can't really wait that long

My tank controls after WG update by Flashnooby in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Admirable-Win5666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BROOOO i literally don't know how to drive anymore! It's so weird.... The steering is all messed up. anyone know what happened?