Lesson 1: How Could Anyone Know What God Wants?
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How Could Anyone Know What God Wants?
If God exists, is it possible to know what He expects from humanity?
Rabbi Kaplan
An introduction to the Seven Laws of Noah — why, ethically and logically, every person has reason to believe in them, with a lesson on each law.
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If God exists, is it possible to know what He expects from humanity?
Learning and keeping the ethics as a Christian or as someone who follows a different religion.
If every culture defines morality differently, can any single standard claim to speak for all people — or is that just arrogance dressed up as truth?
Am I allowed to believe in additional powers aside from God?
Is it wrong to use God's name casually — and where does free speech end and blasphemy begin?
Does this law forbid abortion, self-defense, and war — or only the taking of innocent life?
What sexual relationships does the Noahide covenant permit, and what does it forbid?
Is stealing only about money — or does this law speak to honesty in every part of life?
Why does the tradition forbid eating the flesh of a living animal — and what does that teach us about cruelty?
Must every society establish courts of law — and what happens when justice fails?