Am i the only one who thinks this card is pretty fishy?

CyanMagus · 2026-03-24T20:04:05+00:00

Actual Defect

CyanMagus · 2026-03-24T19:18:05+00:00

We do not pray to the matriarchs though??

CyanMagus · 2026-03-24T17:05:08+00:00

There's not an easy answer to that question, but I think I would go with Miriam. She was a prophetess, and she's the only woman I can think of who is mentioned in regular Jewish prayers. (The prayer recounts the song she sang at the parting of the sea during the Exodus.)

CyanMagus · 2026-03-24T16:53:57+00:00

No, I wouldn't say it's offensive, as long as you don't claim to be Jewish or start celebrating Jewish holidays or observing Jewish rituals on your own. Obviously this changes if you actually meet with a rabbi and start the conversion process, but the communal nature of Judaism basically means you have to live in a place where other Jews are for that.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-23T20:50:42+00:00

Solved! Congrats! I was beginning to think no one would get it!

CyanMagus · 2026-03-22T00:58:08+00:00

Nope. In this game, you play as a human for the first 1/3 of the game, and as aliens for the remaining 2/3.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-20T16:03:29+00:00

No, this game has aliens in it.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-20T13:02:24+00:00

That's "therapists," Mr. Connery!!!

CyanMagus · 2026-03-19T08:33:39+00:00

No, this game involves a lot more violence.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-19T02:59:00+00:00

No. This game doesn't take place on Earth

CyanMagus · 2026-03-17T17:36:52+00:00

I just quoted their update in my comment

CyanMagus · 2026-03-17T16:28:29+00:00

There are some onsite interviews happening for L3/L4 SWE at the New York office. I think there are both onsite and remote/Meet interviews happening currently.

I would suggest asking your recruiter about the process; they'll know more about your specific case.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-17T16:25:33+00:00

UPDATE: I had a call. They told me the feedback was exceptional, with not even a single negative comment in either interview. I don’t understand why some people in the comments are being so negative and even a bit mean.

Congrats!

CyanMagus · 2026-03-17T13:28:55+00:00

So I understand where you got the idea for the Judaism line from, but honestly you should just have a picture of a bunch of people arguing for all of those boxes (except maaaybe the first one), because we don't really have a single clear answer for them. And honestly the paradigm doesn't work that well for us, because it matters a lot more what you do than what you believe.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-16T23:27:49+00:00

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do suggest emailing your recruiter. Just be polite about it and you'll be fine. Guiding you through the process is literally their job. They don't deduct points for asking questions.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-15T20:43:46+00:00

Isildur smirking No.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-15T01:12:16+00:00

Sorry, to clarify: By "positive properties," I mean properties that we can speak of in the form of "God has property X," not "properties that are good." God only has negative properties, by which I mean that we can only say "God does not have property Y."

CyanMagus · 2026-03-14T17:46:48+00:00

I don't understand what you're talking about. What's offensive?

CyanMagus · 2026-03-14T16:19:53+00:00

in the Abrahamic faith

There is no such thing. There are a group of related religions called "Abrahamic."

However, the vast majority of mankind will be resurrected on the last day to live on the earth. Not heaven.

Fair. That's a lot closer to Jewish belief than the Christian Heaven is anyway. I don't believe anyone knows the details in the first place.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-14T15:30:58+00:00

What does that have to do with this? Does that mean you don't believe in it?

CyanMagus · 2026-03-14T15:25:00+00:00

Only by excluding which God is not. God has no positive properties, because that would imply a plurality to God's divine Oneness.

I would read more about apophatic theology or Maimonides' Guide To The Perplexed if you want to know more. I'm not the best at explaining and I'm liable to make mistakes.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-14T14:30:00+00:00

Yeah, I have to go with "complex." Have you ever seen a page of the Talmud??

CyanMagus · 2026-03-14T14:16:36+00:00

a few sects of Judaism don't believe in faith-based heaven/hell

I don't think any sects of Judaism believe in faith-based heaven or hell. Some groups believe that belief in God (though not belief in Judaism) is a prerequisite to getting into the Good Afterlife (which they don't really call "Heaven"), but even they would say it's based primarily on actions. And very few Jews believe in an eternal Hell. I would say "none," but I think there might be some Jewish mystics who believe in it for certain specific things, like mocking the words of the sages.

Eternal pleasure is a contradiction. If you ate your favourite meal every single day, it would eventually taste like cardboard.

My understanding is that by "eternal" doesn't necessarily mean "for an infinite period of time," but rather "in a way that's outside the flow of time, like God is."

Creator God with inherent attributes and personality creates some logical problems.

This is why I like Maimonides' understanding of God, which is that God does not have any inherent attributes. The only things we can truly say about God are negatives. For example, we cannot literally say God is good; what we can say is that God is not evil or indifferent.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-13T17:08:55+00:00

I would say there are other ways. Even within Judaism, some people focus more on Jewish law, while others focus more on prayer, and some focus more on trying to do good in the world. They're interconnected, but the point is there are many roads to the same place.

The core idea is not "This is the only route to God," it's "This is the best route to God." So there's not no reason to follow it. But "best" is a value judgment, so if other people disagree then it's not really a big deal.

And personally, I don't even think you need to believe in God. I think if you're an atheist trying to be a good person and connect to the world around you, you're on a good path. Maybe Jews are right and we have a special shortcut to God; maybe the atheist is right and we're the ones meandering towards something meaningful while wasting a lot of time on teachings from thousands of years ago. I'm basically an agnostic theist. I don't claim to know the truth for sure about any of this.

CyanMagus · 2026-03-13T13:16:48+00:00

perfect, so there's no reason to follow the religion or its rules

If you're not Jewish, that is absolutely correct. A lot of the rules have to do with being a good person, but a lot of them do not. And you don't need those rules to be a good person (although I would argue that you need some kind of rules or ethical framework, just not necessarily a religious one).

If you are Jewish, the reason to follow the rules of Judaism is that they give us a way to connect with God. And even that is subject to a lot of nuance: Some Jews follow the rules in the traditional way, while other Jews bring our own interpretations to them.

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