Kevin comments on The Shabbos goy - Less Wrong

35 Post author: PhilGoetz 26 March 2010 04:16PM

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Comment author: xamdam 29 March 2010 02:54:22AM 2 points [-]

The orthodox jewish position is consistent with using shabbos goyim. They maintain that the jewish nation was created for a specific purpose ("light to the nations", whatever that means) and their legal (vs. moral) code is the result of this setup; it is only meant to apply to the jews. There is a separate body of law "seven laws of children of Noah" that are universal, and much closer to a "moral code". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Laws_of_Noah

My funny story, though cannot confirm that it's true, was about a very capable shabbos goy who after some years turned out to be jewish.

Comment author: Kevin 29 March 2010 03:01:40AM 1 point [-]

Funny story please

Comment author: xamdam 29 March 2010 03:18:26AM 2 points [-]

It's slip on banana kind of funny. These people were very religious and rather disappointed to find out they have been sinning for quite a few years.