tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045462.post4309187311447512676..comments2023-09-05T18:37:20.023+03:00Comments on Nafka Mina: Betraying Spinoza, by Rebecca GoldsteinSharvulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04287632945558341969noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045462.post-45913695110561665692007-05-01T09:14:00.000+03:002007-05-01T09:14:00.000+03:00I think when I was about 11, I thought to myself t...I think when I was about 11, I thought to myself that God is nature and doesn't tell us what to do. I could have been a great philosopher hey ?<BR/>Being secular I have always had a problem seeing the divine hand behind the written and oral law that is central to Judaism. It seems archaic and manmade at best although infinitely fascinating ( but being secular who am I to judge - I could as soon as read Chinese as read the Talmud and my knowledge is based on a a dabble in English translations).<BR/>Interestingly, Spinoza was a determinist - the only choice we have is ability to realise (or not) that that our actions are driven by necessity. Ummm- big potential to misunderstand that to fit our own need. I had better leave philosophy to the true philosophers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com