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Last week I issued a simple challenge to the atheist who calls himself Nevuah. He claimed that my religion is false. I responded that my religion is Judaism and its adherents keep all of G-d’s commandments, I then asked him which religion he follows. As expected, he didn’t answer but he did say that my religion is fanatacism stop taking things so literally. So, there you have it. He calls on the posters to pick and choose those parts of the Torah that are in line with his viewpoint.
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You are correct that Happy can’t prove that his version of the Torah, which is also the version that has been accepted for over three thousand years, is true. However, he and all those who agree with him, which includes every Jew who is practicing the true form of Judaism have a Chazakah. It comes from the first Mishna in Pirkei Avos which says that Hashem gave the Torah to Moshe who transmitted it to the elders and so on to this day. We believe that this is an unbroken chain of transmission. You, however, reject this and so you believe that all our prophets, Tannaim, Amoraim etc were in on this great big coverup that only you unearthed. Perhaps,(lol) But the principle in Judaism and in life is that if one side has a Chazakah, to overturn that Chazakah one must have a very strong counter suit. What’s your proof that we should reject what has been taught from time immemorial and trust in you? Well actually you do have a proof. The Gemara says that Nevuah was taken away during Bayis Sheini and given to psychotics, so you might have a case, because you certainly fit that bill, but it doesn’t say retarded psychotics, so again it’s checkmate you worthless moron.