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Originally Posted by GeddyBass2112
What I read when I read a Jewish text, whether it be a Siddur (prayer book), my Tanakh or even a general book, it connects with me on a level I never thought possible. When I say 'happy', I mean not just in the sense of the usual human emotion, but a deep sense of peace and calm.
I'm more partial to Orthodoxy myself...
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I think what he was getting at is that just because something makes you feel good doesn't mean it's true.
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Indeed. Drugs also release endorphins into your system and can give you a "deep sense of peace and calm".
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Originally Posted by GeddyBass2112
What I read when I read a Jewish text, whether it be a Siddur (prayer book), my Tanakh or even a general book, it connects with me on a level I never thought possible. When I say 'happy', I mean not just in the sense of the usual human emotion, but a deep sense of peace and calm.
I'm more partial to Orthodoxy myself...
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
That's true, but I think GeddyBass2112 has better understand what it is about the Siddur and Tanakh that is true, then say someone who doesn't read them.
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True, I have not read them. I have read other religious texts though (not a great many of them tbh), and they always strike me as just philosophical common sense interspersed with a few profound truths that don't really need a god to reveal them. And of course there's the pillars of salt and fire and brimstone...