>>>>>If you believe in G-d, you have no other choice but to follow all the rules.
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>>>>I can see this can get like talking to Howard. Depends on whether you believe the Word of He-who-must-not-be-named was inscribed by a laser blast from the sky or a man with a quill pen in his hand.
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>>>I just don't have enough knowledge to continue theological dispute, nor do I have time or desire.
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>>So you blindly follow a custom/rule/law for which you have no idea of its origin, or sense, or antiquity. Take the not mentioning Yahweh's name - what's all that about? Like something JK Rowling came up with. Mind you, many people in her stories have actually said "Voldermort" and no-one's come to any harm for it.
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>Hi Terry,
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>So, you want to provoke me to reply? <g> As I said, I don't really want to have a religios discussion here besides the thread topic was not about religion/kashrut laws/etc.
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>Otherwise I would not have any job done today.

True

This is called thread-drift.

No, I don't need you to reply. Just see the sense in what I say, have a BLT after, then report back that you've been missing one of the best taste sensations all your life. :-)