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Moderator 100, I still disagree, but ok.

lilmod ulelamaid, thank you for bringing that up, but that doesn’t sufficiently explain why a post like mine wouldn’t go through while other posts on this forum, which can challenge people’s emunah on the opposite extreme, do go through.

When it comes to emunah, people generally fall into 2 categories: Logical and emotional. Some need logical insight to really have faith, while others need emotional inspiration. My post was geared toward those who gain meaning and faith from looking at Judaism through a logical lens. If one can’t handle it emotionally, that’s their responsibility. I am aware of people who had the opposite happen: from reading posts on this forum, their faith wavered, because they couldn’t emotionally handle things that have been posted. Again, that is their own responsibility. But it needs to go both ways.

Little Froggie, yes, the moderating and filtering of this forum sets it apart, for both good and bad reasons. When there is a clear bias toward a specific agenda, with no other views allowed, the full picture becomes heavily distorted and not based on reality. That is dangerous.

lightbrite, you have good intentions, but in the case of my post, that is far from accurate. And even if my post did have something which was questioning a tenant of Judaism, the appropriate response is not to stifle it or ignore it. The correct response is to step up and challenge it, engage in discussion, and see how we can resolve it. Pirkei Avos states “Eizehu Chacham? Halomed mikol Adam.” And no, the moderators are not steered by Hashem. They are human beings with the same faults and issues as you and me, and can have the same lapses of judgement.

Moderator 100, I respectfully disagree, and think that such a discussion is perfectly appropriate, and even healthy, for a frum public forum. Are we only here to discuss frivolous matters and the views of a particular selection of frum jews? Can we possibly grow and become more rounded, critically-thinking people if we aren’t subjected to thoughts and questions that force to dig deeper into our understanding of Judaism? Is that right only reserved for our Rabbis? It is for all of us!

As an aside, who, or what, may be harmed by such a discussion?

Thank you.