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Judging from my own experience, most modern Jews are Deists not Theists. It is mostly just an ethnic group now with close family and traditional ties. Conversion for marriage happens a lot. They like to sing and dance and they like their celebrations.Your history is really weak if you think the Christians took over the Jews' religion. Instead, the reality is that the Jews forced the early Christians out of Judea and into Antioch and Ephesus. You should read about that.If you think that the Jews were on the right path, they you need to ask yourself why did they rebel so often against their superior foreign masters? Is that the right path? It got a lot of their people killed. Their rebellion was a disaster against the Babylonians and the Romans. It was nominally successful against the Syrian Greeks is all.Judaism like any religion is not Philosophy. Philosophy was invented by the ancient Greeks to overcome the undue influence of Religion. The two are complete opposites. Religion is dogmatic and revelatory. Philosophy is pure rational thought applied to life.If you want to learn about Philosophy the best short book I can think of to recommend to you is Bertrand Russell's "History Of Western Philosophy". It is still in print and you can get it at most mega bookstores or online.If you want to learn about the early Christian Church you should read Eusebius' "History Of The Church". He was a contemporary with Constantine and is a primary source.
Judging from my own experience, most modern Jews are Deists not Theists. It is mostly just an ethnic group now with close family and traditional ties. Conversion for marriage happens a lot. They like to sing and dance and they like their celebrations.
Your history is really weak if you think the Christians took over the Jews' religion. Instead, the reality is that the Jews forced the early Christians out of Judea and into Antioch and Ephesus. You should read about that.
If you think that the Jews were on the right path, they you need to ask yourself why did they rebel so often against their superior foreign masters? Is that the right path? It got a lot of their people killed. Their rebellion was a disaster against the Babylonians and the Romans. It was nominally successful against the Syrian Greeks is all.
Judaism like any religion is not Philosophy. Philosophy was invented by the ancient Greeks to overcome the undue influence of Religion. The two are complete opposites. Religion is dogmatic and revelatory. Philosophy is pure rational thought applied to life.
If you want to learn about Philosophy the best short book I can think of to recommend to you is Bertrand Russell's "History Of Western Philosophy". It is still in print and you can get it at most mega bookstores or online.
If you want to learn about the early Christian Church you should read Eusebius' "History Of The Church". He was a contemporary with Constantine and is a primary source.
