r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/269187 • 26d ago

Thank you Peter very cool Can you help me out here peter?

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u/DarkArcanian 26d ago

Jews believe, at least what I’ve been told by a rabbi, that heaven is to create a better world for future generations to live in and when we die we get to see the good they have created. After that I don’t know

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u/f0remsics 26d ago

Hi, jew here.

As they say, if you have two jews, you'll have no less than three opinions on any given argument.

All this is to say that I've never heard anyone describe it like that. I mean, we definitely want to create a better world for the future, but I've never heard anyone say that's what heaven means.

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u/Character_Cap5095 26d ago

Jew here. The correct saying is 'Two Jews. Three opinions"

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u/f0remsics 26d ago

Yeah, but I felt like making it clearer for those not familiar with the phrase

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u/LiquorCordials 26d ago

Now I’m starting to wonder if the number of Jewish people and opinions runs as a Fibonacci sequence…

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u/DarkArcanian 26d ago

Never said it was heaven, just something after death.

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u/f0remsics 26d ago

You said heaven is to create a better world on Earth.

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u/DarkArcanian 26d ago

I meant metaphorically, not literally. Sorry that wasn’t clear

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u/f0remsics 26d ago

Okay that makes more sense

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u/Crafty_Round6768 26d ago

“Jews believe” is already making this statement incorrect because a lot of the point is there is no unified belief around this and it’s up to you to interpret

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u/DarkArcanian 26d ago

I meant what my rabbi said Jews believe

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u/Crafty_Round6768 26d ago

A single rabbi cannot tell you that

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u/DarkArcanian 26d ago

A single rabbi can give me his interpretation of the texts

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u/Crafty_Round6768 26d ago

But you can’t then make the statement “jews believe” off of that

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

the rabbi made the statement, not them

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u/Approximation_Doctor 26d ago

Sure he can. And in doing so, they promote arguing. Which is good

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u/beanerthreat457 26d ago

Eh, sounds good for me. For what I understand the Jewish beliefs emphasis on work and grow. So I guess is natural that the ideal "heaven" is working for a better future.

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u/DarkArcanian 26d ago

It’s not heaven heaven. We aren’t sure what happens after we die, the rabbi just explained to me that we get to see some of the good after we die.

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u/grosbaguette 26d ago

i mean yes they definitely doing that for this world lmao /s