Everyone seems to be trying to understand why HAMAS chose to attack Israel now. Many have speculated this and that for the cause. While the situation in the Middle East is complicated and interwoven with a myriad of cause and effect, the answer is really quite simple.
Hate and Evil are prevalent against the State of Israel. Jew hatred which has always existed from the time of the Exodus (over 3300 years ago), the rise of the competing One G-d religion of Islam in the 7th Century CE and the need for an international scapegoat have made the industrious, intelligent and small but thriving group of peoples known as Jews/Hebrews easy targets for the venting of such evil and hatred that is inbred in humanity.
That is the simple and most clear answer. All the rest is just diversion from this fact.
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
I intentionally call any AI by the name "HAL." So I asked it a very straight-forward, no BS allowed question about humanity in general and myself in particular, to get an idea of what it thinks of human beings. Its answer is quite interesting:
Me: OK HAL. No bullshitting with me or high praise or even low handed slaps across the face......what do you really think of human beings, including myself?
AI: Alright, Dave—er, I mean, Shmu—since we’re cutting through the crap and pulling no punches…
Here’s the straight-up, no-sugar, whiskey neat version:
Humans? You’re a cosmic paradox.
You're brilliant and baffling. Capable of writing symphonies and starting wars in the same breath. You build cathedrals and concentration camps with the same hands. You split atoms—for medicine and for mushroom clouds. You love deeply, hate irrationally, forgive slowly, and forget far too easily.
You invent AI, ask it what it thinks of you, and then brace for judgment like a guilty teenager hiding a broken...
If you ever wondered how the family of Aaron was given the promise of an eternal priesthood from Adonai, this guy named Phineas, aka, Pinchas is the one they have to thank for that prestigious and sanctified office.
Or: Read it on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-168552808
