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Survey: Fewer people believe in God
Yoav Friedman
Published: 28.08.12, 13:56
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61. Hey #60
shmu ,   oz   (08.30.12)
just like moses did !! don't forget Ruth too .
62. Ain't what you said yesterday
Larry ,   Biblebelt U.S. of A   (08.29.12)
Yesterday you said more people were trying to believe in G-d,,,,,, you know what you can do with these so-called surveys, then again you wouldn't ,,,,,, cause I'm a Jesus loving, smack me in the face G-d fearing, bible thumping, rooling in the sawdust, die hard Xtian and I can also speak in tongues.
63. Religion has changed with the evolution of the human mind.
Eli   (08.30.12)
First there were several Gods representing whatever superstition that suited the believer. That evolved into one separate God with the same rationale. Now we know the Universal Mind exists, but it's just a pool of knowledge, not a God as Jung would be fond of saying. Who knows what's next.
64. Up and down
Octapus ,   Kiray Shemona, Israe   (08.30.12)
As educational levels increase , then belief in fairy tales decreases.
65. # 26
Philip ,   Afula, Israel   (08.30.12)
Exactly so.
66. 63 Eli Th e science will one day...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.30.12)
when more advanced ,will be able to proof G-Ds existence. Einstein tried to proof G-Ds non-existence and failed.He admitted G-Ds existence.That was the first step that science did in the right direction.
67. Einstein did not believe in a god
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.30.12)
In a letter to Eric Gutkind dated 3 January 1954, Einstein wrote in German, "For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions
68. Be realist
Agy ,   Las Vegas   (08.30.12)
When you hear Idiots like Ovadia Yosef you become an atheist.
69.  EINSTEIN BELIEVED in G-D
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.30.12)
"In view of such harmony in the cosmos which i,with my limited human mind,am able to recognise,THERE ARE YET PEOPLE WHO SAY THERE IS NO G-D. But what really MAKES ME ANGRY IS THAT THEY QUOTE ME FOR THE SUPPORT OF SUCH VIEWS.
70. #69
Agy ,   Las Vegas   (08.30.12)
Einstein did not believe in God. Haredim believe in God (hand out)
71.  Try 2 Einstein was angry on...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.30.12)
people who quoted him,that there is no G-D. Many Jews believe in the existence of G-d,without necessarily being religious.
72. 68 Agy, that s a poor excuse..
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.30.12)
73. ORA, Two souls + you are a sore loser.
Michael ,   California, USA   (08.30.12)
Our match score after all what you posted today is Michael 20, Ora 1. You get one point for half-logical comments about "soul". Did you hear about the theory that human body has two brains? For instance the function of our intestines and many other critical organs is not controlled by the "first" brain. Very likely, we can speculate that human "soul" is also divided. While my first soul is uplifted by the data stated in this article about the decline of your cohorts, your comments here appeal to my second soul, the one of the colon.
74. #60 Ora
yosef ,   williamsburg US   (08.30.12)
I am quite aware of that and made my statement in sarcasm and by all means did not mean to intimate any disregard for the most righteous Rabbis who have and continue to protect the sea of our precepts. Thanks.
75. Einstein : religion is a childish supertition
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.30.12)
As already quoted . "I cannot imagine a god who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation" [ as the childisdh superstitious Jewish , and other , believers do ] Einstein in his own words by Anne Rooney , not an INVENTION , i can give references , others NOT .
76. israel will return to yaweh
dongszkie ,   philippines   (08.31.12)
israel is becoming more secularized and polarized between those who gives no important to the creator as against those hyper-hypocrite self-righteous few haredim. both group are not returning to yahweh but are fleeing away from him.
77. god is mere fantasy
dongszkie ,   philippines   (08.31.12)
that is why it is called FAITH. but wait, why the design if there is no designer?
78. 75 Einstein was a great scientist...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.30.12)
but had zero understanding about Judaism. if you need information about your car,will you quote the opinion of a chirurg ,even the most famous of the world?
79. 73 Michael Why are you trying..
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.30.12)
so hard to make us believe that you are cheap and nasty? What happened to you? Are you okay?
80. Ora, I agree with you.
Luiz F Haddad ,   Niteroi, Brazil   (08.31.12)
Dear Ora, your comment was excellent. Faith and Science must go on together. Our God Unique means supreme Justice and Love, here and hereafter. Many past unbelievers have changed their position under a best understanding of Torah and Bible. Salutes.
81. 77 A design without designer...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.31.12)
isn t that mere fantasy?
82. No. 7, You said it all. People are waking up.
Rich ,   Toronto, Canada   (08.31.12)
83. #75, Correct, Einstein was not religious. He was agnostic.
Michael ,   California, USA   (08.31.12)
84. 78 , some do not understand anything
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.31.12)
He said it about ALL the superstitions , you call superstition religion . Believing in something INEXISTING , you call a god , is CHILDISH
85. 78 , read my 67
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.31.12)
He talked about all the so called "religions" that are "childish superstitions" For religious issues i will ask someone who , at least , knows what a "rosh Kollel" is , or who knows that you can't "kasherise" porcelan . And for general knowledge i will ask someone who at least knows what a "PC" means
86. Fewer Jews believe in God?
dmukai ,   Baltmore, MD USA   (01.15.14)
There were 59,000 people in this survey, yet only 106 Jews were interviewed -- why so few? Can you really compare this small sample to others in this survey and draw decent conclusions?
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