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Fair, I like that analogy. I realized that the way I phrased it sounded rather dismissive of the practices which, honestly, I am, but it seemed overly harsh, so I deleted it
I'm not Jewish myself but it's a really cool religion. Not that you asked, but my favorite rule bend in my time working with the Orthodox fellas was "shabbat mode" on his automation system. Using electricity is fine but they can't use any sort of switch (flipping a switch = creating a tiny spark = creating flame, which is prohibited) so there was the obvious lighting automation BUT his wife requested an automated outlet in the kitchen and I asked by boss why...it was so she could plug in a hot plate before Sabbath and it would turn it on at 6 so she could serve a warm meal.
I really disliked that client but I loved that shit.
The "I'm not touching you!" of interacting with omnipotent deities
The Torah is just a series of tasks written by Alex Horne
HAHA, if nothing else, that's certainly a justification.
We're clever creatures and I like that a religion recognizes that so deeply