Guilt. And why we should do good things

Philip Braham
Sep 2, 2018 · 2 min read

Some years ago I saw an interview with a Jewish (or lapsed Jew to be more specific) professor where he talked about why he became an Atheist. He came from a very strict Jewish household, I think his father was a cantor at the local synagogue, but questioned his faith when he was 13 — around the time of his Bar Mitzvah. In order to ‘disprove’ the existence of God he decided that on Yom Kippur, which is a fasting time for strict Jews, he would sit on the steps of the local synagogue whilst eating a ham sandwich. So not only was he not fasting, but also eating pork which is forbidden to…

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