The Revelation at Sinai - Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb

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Yeah, it's on. >> Okay. Today we're going to talk about revelation at Sinai. What reason do we have to believe it's a real event? It really happened and it's not just like the myths of other ancient peoples which they invented to glorify their ancestors or other purposes. I want to start with a general philosophical introduction. I'm going to present to you a dialogue and I want your opinion as to what to say about the your opinion as to what to say about the dialogue. A says to B, "Do you know who your parents are?" And B says, "Of course I know where parents are. Of course I do." And A says, "How do you know?" And B says, "How do I know? I mean, you know, I grew up in the family and and and they're my parents." And A says, "Maybe they adopted you. I didn't tell you." they adopted you. I didn't tell you." Oh, I don't know. I don't know. B says, "Come on. Come on. I mean, know my parents wouldn't do that." And A says, "Look, you never heard of people who adopted a baby and didn't tell the baby that they're not the true parents." So B says, "Yeah, well, I have heard of that. I have." So, how do you know that they're your parents? And B is now a bit confused and he says, "I don't know what to say." And A says, "See, you don't know that you're they're

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