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Originally Posted by HarryT
This is all pure sophistry. For goodness sake, why not be honest about it all? You're either allowed to use machinery or you aren't. If you aren't, then trying to get around the restriction with this ridiculous "double think" ("elevators are OK as long as you don't press the buttons?" Spare us!) makes me even more convinced than ever of the utter ludicrousness of it all.
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Judaism is an intellectually engaged religion in which legal texts enjoy primacy. As such, there will always be arguments about the boundaries of the law. Islam is similar in many ways, although original intent may be given more weight in juristic reasoning. This may seem odd to someone raised in a protestant environment, but to those engaged with religious law, these distinctions are important.