http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed Because if the truth is wrong then 'The Truth Is Wrong' is right! Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “The difference between physics and metaphysics is that the metaphysicist has no laboratory.” – Robert W. Wood On a scale of 1 to 10 – how high do you rank the possibility that vampires are real? If you answered anything higher than 1, it means you still give the old vampire myth ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/skepticism/chapter-23a-how-exciting/ "The Messiah brought us here so we can fish kids out of the club." This is the sad truth, as heard from a Chabad missionary activist in Jerusalem. The source (in Hebrew) can be found here. An older cartoon, taken from the book "The Souls' Hunters" (Sophia and Dan Mahler, 1998) can ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/media/press/the-messiah-brought-us-here-so-we-can-fish-kids-out-of-the-club/ The argument can go both ways, and indeed it does, very often. What’s more, there is lots of criticism heard from religious people, of things associated with secularity. Have you heard that schools of the secular sector introduce more violence? Do you know that secular people as a whole are ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/humanist/chapter-22b-we-are-the-champions/ “Us, and them. And after all we’re only ordinary men.” – ‘Us and Them’, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters Using passive voice is a great thing, a must for skillful politicians and salesmen. “Promised Land” and “Chosen People” are both amazing expressions without needing to explain who promised and who chose. So, who ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/humanist/chapter-22a-we-are-the-champions/ The Hebrew version of this short article was written by Ora Lev-Ron and Shmuel Bartenstein. It appeared on the Hofesh website under http://www.hofesh.org.il/articles/chagim/independence.html. Israel was declared an independent state on Friday, the 5th of the Hebrew month of Iyar, at 4pm. David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister, delivered the declaration speech. Most ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/religions/judaism/israels-independence-day-the-historic-date-and-the-religious-date/ (iii) The sages knew it all – surprising ancient knowledge is yet another ruse in the game. If our ancestors knew so much without modern scientific tools, then it must be God himself who took care to grant them this knowledge. This method is most popular among Jewish players of the ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/skepticism/chapter-21b-trick-or-treat/ “Fools never die, they are merely replaced by others.” – Unknown In February 1997, the Israeli Air Force suffered its worst disaster ever. Two transport helicopters carrying troops collided in mid-air over the village of She’ar Yashuv in northern Galilee, resulting in the death of 73 soldiers. The small country mourned, ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/skepticism/chapter-21a-trick-or-treat/ Many years have passed since then. The following quotes are from today’s most important Israeli Orthodox Jewish newspapers and from statements made by current ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders: “He who sues his friend in their secular court – his sin is unforgivable.” (Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, book published in 1981) “Thus, a harsh edict, ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/secular/chapter-20b-requiem-for-israel/ “My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” – Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. You’ve probably heard of the term “Separation of Church and State”. What does it mean? For many it means exactly what it says: Let each and every religious person (or ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/belief/secular/chapter-20a-requiem-for-israel/ “England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” – George Bernard Shaw Religion deserves a dictionary of its own, and indeed there are already quite a few. However, they typically use a very serious approach. How about something lighter, but one that still carries the correct meaning of ... http://thetruthiswrong.com/indeed/media/book/chapter-19-you-said-what/