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>Thank G-d plants and trees and animals, fish and birds and the majority of mankind are not jewish. [...]
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>>The statement could also have been: Thank G-d, he only forced the jews and not the plants and trees and animals, fish and birds and all other mankind.
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>>In essence there is no difference in both statements>
>I completely disagree.
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>Taken at face value, your first statement implies relief at the fact that there aren't more Jewish people in the world. Your second statement expresses relief to God that the stricter laws were only given to Jews and not everyone else.
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>Sometimes, message boards can be the worst places to communicate because the intent, or nuance, of the words can be very easily misinterpreted by the reader(s). Something to think about.
Something to think about? Not by me. Perhaps by you. The first statement does NOT imply 'relief at the fact that there aren't more Jewish people in the world'. You make that up. It is hyper sensitivity.
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