On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of the quarry Stood erect, and called the nations, Called the tribes of men together. From his footprints flowed a river, Leaped into the light of morning, O’er the precipice plunging […]
Kuzari Argument
The Song of Hiawatha – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
THE CREATOR CONCEPT AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA – EDWIN M. LOEB
Is the Torah the only religious text that was given to humanity via National Revelation?
If so, why? National Revelation: The Torah claims that the entire Jewish nation heard God speak at Sinai, an assertion that has been accepted as part of their nation’s history for over 3,000 years. Did God Speak at Sinai? Ali Tehrani, B.S., B.A. Mathematics and Philosophy & Logic, Language and Epistemology, California State University, Nor… Answered […]
Aztec Huitzilopochtli Myth and Revelation of Huitzilopochtli – Mark Cartwright
Huitzilopochtli (pron. Huit-zi-lo-pocht-li) or ‘Hummingbird of the South’ or ‘Blue Hummingbird on the Left’ was one of the most important deities in the Aztec pantheon and for the Méxica he was the supreme god. He was the god of the sun and war, considered the patron of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán and associated with gold, warriors and rulers. His calendar name was […]
Miracle of the Sun
Starting in May of 1917, something happened to three shepherd children in the town of Fátima, Portugal. The events have become known as Our Lady of Fátima. Starting on May 1, 1917, the children began to describe seeing a woman “brighter than the sun, shedding rays of light clearer and stronger than a crystal ball, pierced by […]
Definitively Refuting the Kuzari Principle -Textuality*
[A picture of the Iceland volcano eruption, 2010. The smoke and lightening are awe-inspiring.] The Kuzari Principle holds that some events cannot be invented or hoaxed because they have an unforgettable character and have occurred before a massive public. Accordingly, biblical miracles such as “manna from heaven”–a repeated occurrence–and the revelation at Sinai are too exceptional […]
MISPLACED FAITH IN THE KUZARI PRINCIPLE – finkorswim.com
I am at a loss to understand as there is absolutely no proof of the Jewish god or its Torah and is ADMITTED by many of them. That they continue with the farce and still follow all its subterfuges. If their beliefs were harmless – perhaps let them have their belief in fairy tales. But […]
*Is the story of a divine miracle at Mt. Sinai, witnessed by a national audience, unique among cultures or religions?
up vote18down votefavorite 3 There is a claim, made by Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen in his books (such as Permission to Receive) and lectures (such as this “The Veracity of Torah” lecture on TorahCafé), that the story of a divine miracle at Mt. Sinai (the revelation of God) taking place before the entire “nation of Israel” is unique among cultures and […]
CRITIQUE OF THE KUZARI ARGUMENT By Avi Norowitz (link to webpage)
The Kuzari Argument is an argument that is based on arguments presented in The Kuzari. The purpose of the Kuzari Argument is to demonstrate that the miracles reported in the Torah can be rationally proven, and has been used persuasively in books such as Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb’s Living Up to the Truth [1] and Rabbi Lawrence Keleman’s Permission to Receive [2]. […]