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How Nature Proves God Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - A thorough investigation of the Teleological ProofHow does nature prov...
25/08/2022

How Nature Proves God Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - A thorough investigation of the Teleological Proof

How does nature prove God beyond a reasonable doubt? Why do we accept certain low-probability events, but not others? Does a multiverse help explain our existence, or make it even less likely? All this and more, on the latest from Jewish Thoughtflow!

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/40951

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rC5dqP8Aeq56kUL47q2xy?si=a509ad938fdd4f94

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-nature-proves-god-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt/id1479350891?i=1000576645268

‎Show Jewish Thoughtflow, Ep How Nature Proves God Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - A thorough investigation of the Teleological Proof - Aug 19, 2022

26/07/2022

Ever wonder where Kabbalah comes from? Was it a system of thought developed in the middle ages, or an oral tradition dating back to Har Sinai? What do Nevuah and Kabbalah have in common? Does our Kabbalistic mesorah have the same strength as our halachik mesorah? All this and more on the latest episode of Jewish Thoughtflow!

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/39611

Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-kabbalah-from-sinai-to-tzfas/id1479350891?i=1000570768300

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5S5whxeLYEbLJfdnsFi61C?si=304741d92c744b1d

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15/07/2022

Jewish Thoughtflow Presents: Coversations - Morality Without God Ft. Avi Cohen
What ways do atheists attempt to explain right and wrong? What is the problem with naturalistic morality? Is right and wrong a function of physical pleasure? Do we naturally sense what is good and what is evil, and can that feeling ever influence particular decisions? Join us in a fascinating conversation with Avi Cohen and gain new perspectives on morality, religion, and God.

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/39150

Apple Podcasts -
https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/conversations-morality-without-god-ft-avi-cohen/id1479350891?i=1000569711655

Spotify -
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Tqa7Td7eC30ho0u5nTT6e?si=9852edb15e444256

03/04/2022

Although Hashem tells us 600,00 Jews left Mitzrayim, and traveled through the desert, many academics don't understand how it's possible. Where is the archeological evidence? Wouldn't that make them the biggest nation? Why are there so few firstborns? How did they eat?
To many of you who graduated 3rd grade, these questions should sound familiar, and the answer clear. Unfortunately, most biblical critics, and even scholars, appear to have been absent those days.
Join Jewish Thoughtflow as we deal with all the questions, as well as an in depth look into the methodology of archeology and population estimates, exposing the flaws, assumptions, and ignorance of those who question the Torah.
https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/32329

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/600-000-jews-took-leave-of-egypt-one-jew-took-leave/id1479350891?i=1000551315480

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/75lGScIwRTWkwYyYKl5ooF?si=ee816530b0cd4a35

The Great Techeiles debate, simplified. Join Mottie on his first solo podcast, tackling one of the more controversial ha...
30/12/2021

The Great Techeiles debate, simplified. Join Mottie on his first solo podcast, tackling one of the more controversial halachik topics of today. In this episode, we discuss 26 questions on the Techeiles, along with some of the answers suggested. Finishing off with a guide to properly understand the approaches taken, this episode is sure to leave you understanding the sugya, and feeling confident in your conclusions.

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/27917

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-techeiles-debate-26-questions-on-the-moderen-techeiles/id1479350891?i=1000545736179

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/17YLHN8bxoDsubPDYAwdsg?si=fe6907a7c69a4fde

Pamphlet Regarding the species of the Chilazon - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JwOXsYuawlltkpzLYgfv7YbEhbOqq2yC/view?usp=sharing Pamphlet regarding sources in gemara and rishonim dealing with the Chilazon chapters: 2-3 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-nmQrxrkit6LDfhFNnOXg_bBigClkyle/view?usp=s...

Cracking the Murex Shell - Matching the Gemara's description of the Chilazon to the MurexAfter shedding light on the his...
26/08/2021

Cracking the Murex Shell - Matching the Gemara's description of the Chilazon to the Murex
After shedding light on the history of the Chilazon and the Murex respectively, we know turn our attention to the descriptions given in the gemara and rishonim, starting with the most important question: What species was the Chilazon? After establishing the species, the aesthetic of the Chilazon must be compared to our foundering candidate. What does a fish look like? What color is the sea? Think those are easy questions? Think again. Join us in part two of the fascinating topic sweeping across Judaism: The Great Techeiles Debate!
https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/21457

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cuyONNXagvHhvyb6MaaGj?si=uJ_3XMFHTS2JlE8ihDskhg&dl_branch=1

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-thoughtflow/id1479350891?i=1000533116641

‎Show Jewish Thoughtflow, Ep Cracking the Murex Shell - Aug 25, 2021

נשים דעתן קלות Vs.בינה יתירהUnderstanding the Women's intellect through the lens of Chazal, and the lens of social and n...
05/02/2021

נשים דעתן קלות
Vs.
בינה יתירה
Understanding the Women's intellect through the lens of Chazal, and the lens of social and neurological science.
While it's clear there is a difference in the relative cognitive ability of the s*xes, what has been less clear has been the cause. For much of the 19th century, the prevailing theory was the "blank slate" theory, or, the idea that we are born with no differences, and society turns us into the qua we are. Recently, advances in neuroscience allowing us a glimpse into the brain activity, as well as updated Information on the workings of hormones, even on fetuses, have shifted the perspective to nature, not nurture, being the primary cause of s*x bifurcation.
Were Chazal giving us information secular science is only now understanding? Join us in this exciting new series on the intellect of women in Jewish thought!

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2h5XrvdmUQv0RfUMxqN8yd?si=RpnqH42zSQ-dIAme45bWSg

Apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nashim-daaton-kalos/id1479350891?i=1000507783198

A podcast aimed at exploring the depths of Jewish thought from a Torah-authentic viewpoint.

04/02/2021

נשים דעתן קלות -
Roughly translated as "Women's intellect is light/weak", this phrase has, by many, been slotted into the "ancient misogynistic attitudes" category. For, as is well known, women are just as capable as men at intellectual capabilities. Differences between men and women are caused by social stigma, and have been rapidly decreasing as our societies become more egalitarian. Just look at average SAT math scores, which had men outperforming women at rates of 10:1 in the 80's, and just 2.5:1 in the 90's as the women's rights movement gained in popularity. So why would the Talmud make such a claim about women?
Join Jewish Thoughtflow in their long awaited episode exploring the intellect of the man and the women, as well as the implications for our every day life. EPSIODE DROPPING TONIGHT!!

Was The Akeida Evil - Part 3: The SolutionWhy should we listen to Hashem? Is it for us, for Him, or is it just the right...
29/11/2020

Was The Akeida Evil - Part 3: The Solution
Why should we listen to Hashem? Is it for us, for Him, or is it just the right thing to do?
Is killing immoral because it causes pain or because Hashem said "don't kill"? If Hashem says we should do something which goes against our innate sense of right and wrong, and also will lead to a painful society, should we listen? Would Hashem ever do something like that? Can He? Does any of this matter? Join us in this exciting intellectual journey to the root of our actions, and the essence of right and wrong in the conclusion of the pod-trilogy: Was The Akeida Evil?

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/5990

Apple podcasts -
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-thoughtflow/id1479350891?i=1000500005333

Spotify podcasts -
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lnrDaA2OWH3EQCnwYtrQv?si=W2iuEL0TT5GIYZN9hMMesA

Listen to this episode from Jewish Thoughtflow on Spotify.

24/11/2020

Was The Akeida Evil - Part 2
- An exploration of morality without Religion

In part 1 we examined a few different methods of having morality without religion, ranging from an innate sense of morality, to a strictly logical (slightly robotic) version aimed at creating the perfect society ("perfect" again being subject to numerous theories). In Part two we begin to question these theories. Is it truly possible, without a God, to come up with rules which will actually lead to a Perfect society? If the only reason I'm listening to God is because this will lead to the best society, or best personal perfection, can that really be called service of God? Is it heretical to propose that God is limited to being Moral? And lastly, but most importantly, why should we follow this emotion called "morality" more than any other?

Join us for part 2 of the Morality trilogy, as we take conversations to paths rarely treaded, and thoughts to conceptual planes most minds flee from, all in the hopes of spreading the beauty of Judaism, God, and the Torah.

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow

Apple podcasts -
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-thoughtflow/id1479350891?i=1000499062618

Spotify podcast -
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13kjNGQYR4672ONJ9m0R8B?si=bJoR0iayTZqQgvKs_D-Kuw

11/11/2020

Out now! Naturalistic vs God Given Morality - Part 1

A study in consequentialism, innate morality (The moral compass), and which came first; Morality or Religious imperative?

04/11/2020

Coming this Sunday (maybe Monday), Morality, Religion, and Reason: Can there be Morality without Religion?

(inspired by the Akeidas Yitzchok)

The Age of the Universe Part 2: The Omphalos Hypothesis.Available across all podcast platforms! Listen, Like, and Share!...
03/11/2020

The Age of the Universe Part 2: The Omphalos Hypothesis.
Available across all podcast platforms! Listen, Like, and Share!!

Presenting the Omphalos Hypothesis with an in-depth analysis of all the attacks that have been raised, as well as a new theory presented by Host Avi Cohen.

Apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-thoughtflow/id1479350891 =jewish_podcasts_guid_3661

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eQRLBZKjsB6NImWK376Kn?si=GOhC0USvQCisQig78BnyPw

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/3661

Listen to this episode from Jewish Thoughtflow on Spotify.

After establishing the rules of reinterpretation in episode one, we move on to the greater challenge of actually dealing...
02/11/2020

After establishing the rules of reinterpretation in episode one, we move on to the greater challenge of actually dealing with the problem at hand. The verses say one age, thee science says another. What to do, what to do.
Perhaps if the verses can't be taken non-literally, science can. Maybe the scientists have made a colossal blunder! Perhaps the light moves faster than we think, every dating method is off (conveniently so, as the mistake doesn't apply to any of the practical sciences), and fossilization happened within the past 6000 years! Maybe, but probably not so defensible for anyone with even a basic level of scientific knowledge. (this is not to say the science is perfect, it is too suggest there is a range of reasonably expected error, a topic Jewish ThoughtFlow will go more in-depth at a later time)
Another famous explanation coined the Omphalos Hypothesis is that Hashem created the world in a completed state. Put simply, Hashem wanted a functioning universe for man. In order to do so, he created a world that was inhabitable. This includes full mountains, rivers, sun with starlight reaching the earth, and all the other luminaries. As simple as it sounds, this answer actually raises many philosophical problems.
First, if we are assuming the world was created formed, with a suggested but non-real history, what is stopping us from suggesting that the world was in fact created last Thursday!? This is termed the "Last Thursdayism Problem", and is the main attack on the Omphalos Hypothesis.
Second, the Omphalos Hypothesis is by definition unfalsifiable. There is no way to disprove that the world was created formed. If so, this should make it scientifically untenable.
Third, the suggestion that the world was created old is to suggest that Hashem is misleading us with information. He is expecting us to believe Him and not our own eyes. Is this really what Judaism expects from us?
Lastly, what is the purpose? I understand Hashem wanted a complete world. Fine. I can accept that part of a functioning world is sunlight, starlight, etc. Fine. But why the Earthly history? Why the fossils of animals that never really existed? Why the history of humans who never existed?? Why are there strata of Earth, suggesting an evolution which never happened? What is the purpose?
As usual, Jewish ThoughtFLow goes where few have gone before, delving into the opposition to make sure the Torah perspective, perfect as we know it to be, can be understood by those with questions. And the way to figure out the answers? Delving into the sources to reveal the way Hashem wants us to view the world.
https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/3661

Apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-thoughtflow/id1479350891 =jewish_podcasts_guid_3661

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eQRLBZKjsB6NImWK376Kn?si=GOhC0USvQCisQig78BnyPw

Listen to this episode from Jewish Thoughtflow on Spotify.

The Age of the Universe has been debated for millennium. The Jewish perspective through the years has been, for the most...
26/10/2020

The Age of the Universe has been debated for millennium. The Jewish perspective through the years has been, for the most part, that the universe was created approximately 5781 years ago. The Non-Jewish perspective has shifted from Eternal, popularized by the great philosophers Aristotle and Plato, to a more finite number in the mid 19th century, which has slowly (and sometimes quickly) grew from 10's of millions, to the current number scientists run with today; 13.81 billion years old.
As we know, the scientific assumption has never really matched, or been close to the number a literal reading of Genesis will give us. So what do we do.....
Well, the simplest thing to do, when dealing with an issue of a text and empirical data, is reinterpret the text. Unfortunately, in this case, the text is the Torah, and the writer was the greatest prophet in history, transcribing Hashem's story to the Jewish people, making it more difficult to just allegorize.
In "The Age of the Universe: Part 1", we go in depth into the four rules of reinterpretation, so beautifully categorized by the Great 10th century Rabbi, Rav Saadia Goan, in his magnum opus, Emunos V'Daos. Think all Verses are literal? Think again! Think no verse needs to be understood literally? Think again! Learn (or hear again) the difference between logic and reason, vision and extrapolation, Aristotle and Plato, and much much more in the latest episode from JewishThoughtFlow!
https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/3423

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23/10/2020

COMING THIS SUNDAY - Jewish ThoughtFlow Presents: THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE!

When Torah and Science Collide in a Big Bang, who comes out the Victor??

I'm sure you have heard the question asked: "Why do some Jewish publications refuse to have women's pictures shown?" (Ha...
13/10/2020

I'm sure you have heard the question asked: "Why do some Jewish publications refuse to have women's pictures shown?" (Hamodia, we're looking at you). It is understandable for one to take on a personal stringency in an area one feels weakness in, but is it true of societies that pictures of modestly dressed women can cause problems? This stringency doesn't come at no cost; influential women are having a means of expression taken away, women who deserve recognition for achievements are erased from publication history (e.g. the Hillary fiasco), women can feel objectified, and men can think of themselves as nothing more than lustful creatures!

Join Avi and Mottie in a deep dive into the psyche of the different s*xes. Is "objectifying", something males do from birth? Is there a fundamental difference in the way genders view relationships, in a way that helps the women and the man fulfill their roles? And lastly, and perhaps most importantly, is hiding the women for the man's good, the women's good, or both?

As always, the way to answer these questions is by delving in to the "blueprint of creation", the Torah, and seeing what the greatest interpreters, the sages, have to offer on the topic. Interwoven through the social statements made centuries (or millennia) ago, will be comparisons to the most modern social sciences of the day, in an effort, as always, to discover (or uncover) the greatest way to live life.

Jewish ThoughtFlow presents: Where Did All the Women Go?!

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/jewishthoughtflow/2479

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