Religions

Exodus from Egypt with elements from the Bible such as the Ten Commandments and Miriam's drum. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Myth of the Exodus: Tradition, History, Propaganda – and Everything in Between. Reading List

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The story that never happened – but shaped the identity of an entire people and religions. Articles published on the Hidan website over the years
The cover of the book "The Milky Way - Autobiography of our galaxy.

 Berea Chapter from: "The Milky Way Autobiography of Our Galaxy" by Dr. Moya McTeer, Mater Publishing

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Chapter from: "The Milky Way Autobiography of Our Galaxy" by Dr. Moya Maktir, Mater Publishing. Translation: Adi Marcuse Hess, Editing: Helit Yanai
Jewish, Christian and Muslim sites in Jerusalem. in drier areas. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To see the world, to be playful

Researchers examined the tourist experience in Jerusalem and discovered the moments when the emotional arousal of visitors increases - for better or for worse
The earth will somehow recover but humanity will be extinct. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A lament for the human race

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Dr. Assaf Rosenthal quotes one of the participants following the climate conference in Dubai: "Humanity must stop using nature as a toilet", "Humanity has become a weapon of mass destruction".
One of the Akhat plot tablets in Ugrit. From Wikipedia

The stories of the Bible: the prose that was a song

Biblical prose may have begun as narrative poems, similar to those prevalent in the ancient Near East.
A statue of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Am Yisrael sings 24: Even in ancient times, Jewish music was influenced by Greek music

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It has already been mentioned several times the brave connection forged between Greek and Hellenistic philosophy and music - the Pythagorean school that attributed a supreme moral value to music, the Platonic school that insisted on the relationship between music and nature
An illustration indicating a connection between a Christian monastic book and various rabbinical traditions on a spatial background

What is the connection between bats and Jews and Christians in antiquity?

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An extraordinary study by a researcher in the field of Talmud at Ben Gurion University and a bat researcher at Tel Aviv University has resulted in the development of an innovative tool for analyzing the social connections created between the sages of Judaism and Christianity in the first centuries
To suffer in the name of religion: commemoration of "Good Friday" (the day of Jesus' crucifixion) in the Philippines, 2019. Image: depositphotos.com

Good by nature 5: How we will win the race to morality (last chapter)

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A group of soldiers. Image: depositphotos.com

Good by nature 4: The big lie of "all-out war"

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Why do we think our nature is so bad? Why do we believe that constant warfare is a basic human drive?
Understand each other without words (illustration). Image: depositphotos.com

Good by nature 3: All rights reserved to Teva

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In this chapter we will examine whether social morality is a product of religions, or a universal biological trait that preceded cultures and religions? And how humanity can unite in times of emergency
A dragon in the mist hovers over a castle. Image: depositphotos.com

Fearsome dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for the attraction to them

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Dragons are an almost universal symbol for many cultures. Scientists have tried to come up with explanations for the dragon myth, but the legends' continued existence is a testament to their narrative power and mystery.
to acquire respect for nature. Image: depositphotos.com

Only a return to the understanding that man is a part of nature will make it possible to bring about the recession of the climatic disaster

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This is not a demand to turn back the clock, progress and science have made a wonderful world possible for us, but also a world that has been stripped of wonder, therefore it is necessary to restore respect for nature
Academy of Sciences president exchange ceremony at the president's house 14.11.21 Photo: Michal Fatal happy_2

"The dichotomy: on the one hand, there is a strengthening of science and appreciation for scientists, but there is also a growing movement of disdain for science"

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The incoming president of the Israeli National Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, is trying to dispel this dichotomy. In a conversation with the science website, he explains that, among other things, he intends to reduce the gap between
the wall Photo: Roman Bengaev, PEXELS

The guide for the beginning Jerusalemite - this is how we will acclimatize in the Holy City

Everything that Jerusalem has to offer in the fields of entertainment and culture to residents who moved there for studies or work
Blowing of the shofar. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that donors know: is it worth believing?

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Religion is not just a system of supernatural beliefs. Faith is not a religion, in fact a religion can exist without an orderly theological meaning but will always include worship, rules of conduct and above all community. Religion is probably a product
Supersensory phenomena. Photo: depositphotos.com

Things that people know: is it natural to believe?

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Corbus wonders: "Is religion part of human nature? Why do people need religion? Do we have some quality that makes us believe? Is it a natural state for man to believe in the supernatural?"
Moses and the burning bush. Image: depositphotos.com

About the history behind the story of the Exodus and its meanings here and now

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The exodus from Egypt is the story around which Passover is celebrated, and it also symbolizes for us an exit from slavery to freedom, but is there any historical truth in the story?
The status of the audience in Jerusalem in ancient times. Illustration: depositphotos.com

the egg or the chicken? Reflection between holidays

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What came before what - the "Hagg" in the opening score, or the "Hagg" in the Kametz score? The first - discusses a celebration, a time of joy on the occasion of a certain event and the second a somewhat geometric action, that is - drawing a circle, circle, circle

Things that Yoram knows: challah, candles and guillotines - alternative Shavuot

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"In God we trust." A special silver coin issued in the USA. Photo: shutterstock

The decline in the power of religions was the key to economic development in the twentieth century

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The vine is one of the seven species and the mitzvah of drinking wine is a separate part of various rituals in Judaism. Illustration: pixabay.

"Bring us wine and must"

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Even if they copy our mind they will not be able to duplicate our consciousness. Illustration: pixabay.

Can we be replicated after death?

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The debate is over. None of the religions. Photo: shutterstock

Meaning in a rational world

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Demonstrator during the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations, 2011. Photo: Glenn Halog.

Questions for the future of humanity: Will we survive the economic disparities?

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The chicken and egg paradox. Photo: shutterstock

The full story about the chicken and the egg

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The Creation of Man - Michelangelo's famous ceiling painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome

The God who created everyone in his own image

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This is how you see the Milky Way galaxy from the Borot Lotz parking lot in the Negev and in the background some of the tents that will be set up by the Israeli Desert company for a secular spiritual event. Source: Israeli desert

Opinion - secular spirituality: what is left of God for the secular man?

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Dance. Illustration: shutterstock

The Song of the Muscles Chapter XNUMX Let's Go Out in Dance - Dance and Faith

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Charles Darwin on a British banknote with a nominal value of 10 pounds. Photo: shutterstock

The British government decided to ban the study of creationism in schools and academia as a science

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The explosion of the pipe revealed previously unknown paintings by de Pailla

Sorting out a warehouse at St. Louis Hospital near the Old City of Jerusalem revealed fascinating murals dealing with the city's Crusader history

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Religions in crisis - not in Israel. Illustration: shutterstock

The voice of the skeptic - is God dying? / Michael Shermer

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unemployment. Illustration: shutterstock

A country haunted by demons MG: Are we facing an eternal social protest due to structured unemployment that will be exploited by the merchants of religions?

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Battle shock. Illustration: shutterstock

Trauma: how we lie to ourselves, what it does to us - and how we can get out of it

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Secular spirituality. Illustration: shutterstock

Opinion - why do we need secular spirituality?

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The debate is over. None of the religions. Photo: shutterstock

Research headquarters: Atheists are more intelligent than religious

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Part of a huge 1,000-year-old hospital building has been discovered in the Old City of Jerusalem

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A statue that is also the symbol of Bell State University in Indiana. From Wikipedia

The president of a university in Indiana ordered the lecturer to stop teaching the theory of intelligent design as a legitimate science

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Visualization of a near death experience. Photo: Jesse Krauß from wikimedia commons

Memories of near death experiences, more real than reality, but caused by the mind

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M.H.R. Conference - Rational Freedom Science

Memories of M.H.R. - The atheists raise their heads to save science

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God according to Michelangelo

The future of religion: how will the face of religion change in the future?

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Planet X that could apparently hit us in 2012. Illustration: universe today

The end of the world did not come as the Mayans allegedly predicted. Will scientists be believed now?

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A sacred cow. From Wikipedia

A weekend of skepticism: doubting all the way to the truth

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Akhenaten and his family worship the sun god. Are his wide hips the product of a hormonal imbalance?

Weekend of skepticism: Is an epileptic attack responsible for the creation of the monotheistic religion?

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Professor Eduard Burmashenko. Photo: Ariel University Center

Nano technology is mobilized for the cleaning service: dirt repellent liquid will fight water, dust and oil

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Haredim in the Four Species market in Tel Aviv, 2010. Photo: shutterstock

"And Talmud Torah against everyone" - a new book that reveals the nature of the ultra-orthodox education system

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An ancient illustration that clarifies the correct way of performing torture by stamping. Make no mistake!

How to start a new cult. The complete guide in seven steps

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The Great Pyramid at Chichen Itzat in Mexico on the Vernal Equinox. From Wikipedia

Today is the first day of spring

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Rick Santorum. From Wikipedia

Rick Santorum - the darkest candidate

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The burnt container containing archaeological findings vandalized by ultra-Orthodox, December 2011. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

A country haunted by demons 29: in a place where archaeological finds are burned...

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Logo of the climate conference in Durban, South Africa

A social revolution? At the climate conference in Durban you don't feel it

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