“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent van Gogh Picking your nose in public is certainly not a nice thing to do. Picking your nose in private is probably okay… unless it’s Saturday and you’re one of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s followers. The interesting verdict […]

Fooling around with words and meanings appears to be very common, especially in situations such as commercial marketing or politics (hope you’ve seen ‘Yes, Minister’). Religions, however, pretend to be more pure and moral, so they deserve some special treatment here. This is what the Jewish missionary organization named ‘Values’ (‘Arachim’, in Hebrew) teaches its […]

“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery How long has it been since you last practiced your math? Let’s put it to a test with two simple riddles. We’ll start with this one: Suppose you randomly pick an integer (that is, whole) […]

Let’s conduct a seemingly simple experiment that may be done during common theological arguments (which I’m sure you’ve encountered many times). After hearing all the usual claims about the miracles supposedly created by the wonderful divine supervision, ask your religious friend the following question: “Tell me yourself, what will cause you to quit believing… Is […]

We all know the Biblical story of Noah and the great flood. As children, we learned about it in school. It’s very likely that since then we’ve encountered several religious preachers, who bothered to explain some archeological studies, which allegedly revealed the traces of that secret flood deep underground all over the world. The real […]

It seems as if there’s not much difference between the ancient world, where when two nations that fought each other brought their own gods into the battle, and the modern world, where when two nations that fight each other bring God into the campaign. For that matter, it would be interesting to compare the many […]

“When we talk to God we are praying; when God talks to us, we are schizophrenic.” – Lily Tomlin God is usually kept at a safe distance. It’s politically correct to mention his deeds, his presence, and it’s perfectly okay to use his name (well, some of his names, depending on your exact education) on […]

By Prof. Dan Mahler  “If mankind minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is no more justified in silencing the one than the one – if he had the power – would be justified in silencing mankind” John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist (1806 -1873) It seems there is no greater absurdity than the […]