[Avodah] Religion and Falsifiability

[Elliott Shevin]

R. Richard Wolpoe wrote:
> > I am saying that the role and societal obligations of of certain individuals> transcends their requirement of self-perfection.> > If they self-perfect fine, but not at the sacrifice of their primary role,> 
Torah gives us rules of conduct for most human activity. If Torah is 
the blueprint for self-perfection, then following those rules is part of that. 
 
When you say the need to fulfill one's other obligations transcends the 
requirement of self-perfection, it seems to me you're assuming that 
if you're busy with the former, you're not working on the latter.
 
Adaraba. If you keep just weights, lend money for free, leave the ox 
unmuzzled when threshing--you're busy perfecting yourself, 
even if you're neither learning, meditating, or praying as you do.
 
Elly
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