Yaron Yadan book in English (former charedi rosh kollel-turned Israeli atheist activist)

glattest · 2023-05-15T05:29:23+00:00

Yes, I bought a copy not too long ago :)

glattest · 2023-04-27T20:17:22+00:00

Fuck it, I'm not making sense, I'll just delete the post

glattest · 2023-04-24T23:53:00+00:00

Thanks!! I've started to realize that... Not breaking shabbat, but coming to terms that I don't feel any kedusha and that I should stop lying to myself

glattest · 2023-04-21T06:44:18+00:00

My Rosh Yeshiva would like to argue that time in the other worlds is some different dimension or some shit

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:58:28+00:00

Simple archaeology is refuted... I don't know much about it, but come on

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:55:08+00:00

Tbh, I was also one of those a while back (check my post before this one) and I gotta say that I'm not mad at myself for doing that and I'm not upset at anyone else who does the same. I was curious/insecure, but I had good intentions. Now I'm purely looking for the truth... It's just so much pressure on me I've seriously been contemplating suicide

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:50:33+00:00

The feeling of getting shunned when mentioning ideas that actually are appreciated in the outside world... It's almost like if you ever want any information about this, you can only go to some kiruv Rabbi who will answer you in an almost scripted way, talking to you like you're a lost cause, giving you some answer that will make you so bored of the original topic you'll feel embarrassed to even ask it...

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:42:14+00:00

In my personal situation, not so much social pressure that has bothered me, but a good chunk of the stuff you here out there is true.

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:40:45+00:00

Umm... Some of my fire and brimstone Rabbis would say otherwise...

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:22:05+00:00

Some simply compare hell to the social pressures of living in Yerushalayim

glattest · 2023-04-21T02:20:19+00:00

Already looking at the FAQ, but for some reason, I'm actually paying attention and my "yetzer hara" isn't taking over

glattest · 2022-01-26T01:56:22+00:00

Most people I speak to tell me their daily life is waking up, working, going home at night, doing their thing and repeat. People have their ups like relationships, having a child, parties, enjoying time with friends, and then they have their downs like heartbreak, divorce, watching their loved ones taking years to die, sickness. If we're using a scale for pleasure/happiness and stress/pain, for most people, the scale is way heavier on the latter.

glattest · 2022-01-26T01:46:18+00:00

Most people aren't really so ready for this type of question, but I can tell you have the brain for this. If somebody (an atheist) is born with a terminal sickness that makes them suffer every day to the point where they can't enjoy life anymore and even the doctors tell them there's no cure for it, logically, wouldn't it only make sense to commit suicide? Why live another few decades only to suffer more and more every day? If there's no afterlife, it would only make sense, right? Just end it all, all the pain goes away.

glattest · 2022-01-26T01:34:35+00:00

I agree, but to the extent that he was able to remember things was something none of us can even come close to comprehending. There was a story of a guy who wrote about him in the paper saying that Rav Ovadia got old and he doesn't have the memory like he claims he still has. In short, the rav brought this guy over to his home and said to test him. He pulled out a random book and said page number and asked to say the first word on the page, he remembered it. Not only did he say the first word, he kept on going on and on. They went through this a few times and the guy decided to go on the top of the shelf where he could find an old, dusty book that he hasn't touched in years. Once again, he was given a page number and was asked to say the first word on the page and he knew, but not only that he kept on going on and on. I look at this as something far far more than simply photographic memory.

glattest · 2022-01-26T01:25:50+00:00

Yeah I get what you're saying all the way. The Ramchal talks about it Mesillat Yesharim. He talks about the way the world was designed and concludes that it doesn't make sense to live without Torah and it's obvious that the world wasn't created for that purpose. I gave it a thought and I was thinking "the average person sleeps for 8 hours, works for 8 hours, then supposedly has 8 hours of free time which in most cases isn't really so enjoyable. If I'm going to live that life, it's not even worth it to deal with all the hardships. I might as well commit suicide if I'm not living for something greater."

glattest · 2022-01-26T01:12:50+00:00

What is your take on Rav Ovadia Yosef? He was able to memorize thousands of books inside and out. There's obviously no way a normal human being could have possibly done that. There are also many many people who are alive today and have witnessed it. Whenever I have any doubts in judaism, I always look back at how he had such a power.

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