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> Judaism like Protestantism

Judaism is nothing like protestantism or even catholicism. If it were, we wouldn't have protestantism or catholicism. Judaism ( by that I mean real judaism ) is racial/ethnic and centered around bloodlines while protestantism is universal.

> promotes education and reading for all.

No. Judaism promotes the study of torah/tanakh and even that is only within their own people. Judaism most certainly does not promote education in the general sense and not to the general public. That modern jews in the west pursue education is not due to judaism but to european culture.

> Plus Judaism promotes some form of debate.

In a superficial manner. Like how protestants and catholics debate. Certainly not in the socratic way of the greeks.

Judaism didn't go around the world spreading literacy like Catholicism and especially Protestantism did. After all the jewish god is only for the jews while the christian god is for all humanity.


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WorkerBee2847411/08/2024

> In a superficial manner. Like how protestants and catholics debate. Certainly not in the socratic way of the greeks.

Isn't it basically a meme now that when you ask a rabbi a question you get a question in return? I think that's a cultural difference.

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