Reply To: Theological Conundrum (read at your own risk)

Ok, maybe I’m not being clear because I still think no one is getting my point. So far it seems that there have been three reasons mentioned for why you should serve Hashem ??? ?? ??? ???? ???:

1) You will get more schar.

2) You will feel good.

3) It is simply the right thing to do.

My response to number one is that it is ipso facto ?? ??? ???? ???.

My response to number two is that then there is no inherent ideal of serving Hashem ??? ?? ??? ???? ???; it is simply a way for you to get a good feeling. Thus, if you don’t have that feeling, or you don’t care about it, you shouldn’t bother to serve Hashem in this way.

My response to number three is to question what inherent value there is in doing the “right thing”. If the response to that will be “because G-d said so” then I will question what the inherent value of listening to G-d is.