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What's the Problem with Idolatry?

Popper, Pluralism and the Limits of Tolerance in a Free Society

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Maish Yarmush
Aug 10, 2026
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Maish Yarmush’s profound analysis takes us on wild intellectual journey; from the Torah’s intolerance of foreign cults to the limits of tolerance in a modern - and overly tolerant - free society. His article is a perfect example of what I call Anglo-Hebraic Political Philosophy; and it brings the Torah to life as a (the?) living, foundational document o…

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A physician-scientist-engineer examines Judaism, Israel, politics, history, medicine, science and the institutions that shape public life without slogans, sentimentality, or intellectual shortcuts.
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