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1. Zach Weinersmith (zachweinersmith@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2024 14:02:07 UTC Zach Weinersmith

   This will be relevant for about 2 people, BUT

   There's a quote from Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed that sounds amazing: "Those who trouble themselves to find a cause for any of these detailed rules, are in my eyes void of sense..."

   HOWEVER, as far as I can tell it is invariably out of context. He's not talking about the Torah overall, but about narrow particulars involved in animal sacrifice.

   Now, go about your morning.

   • Ricardo (rgbes@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2024 14:02:07 UTC Ricardo

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     @ZachWeinersmith Every single quote from an ancient thinker is
     1. Presented out of context.
     2. Interpreted with our modern view of the world.
     Short quotes tell more about the person using the quote than about the person who originally said it, and almost every time they hide an "argument from authority" fallacy.