Agreed. The non-obvious fact is the primacy of law in both jewish and european c

Agreed.
The non-obvious fact is the primacy of law in both jewish and european civilizations – which explains the development of both intellectual traditions vs the rest of the world – and why the two produce most intellectual innovation. That said, the martial and political origin of european and the familial and social origin of the jewish remains an emphasis in both sets of laws. Europeans attempted to synthesize both ambitions by germanicizing christianity. By the time we get to Aquinas that’s soidified in natural law. But it has taken centuries to complete that project. And even then, it’s a less comforting framework than one in which we are taken care of by the divine, rather than alone in a vast hostile universe requiring us to ascend into the divine on our own. Man may be too fragile for that mission. 😉 So the experiment in discovery of what is possible given human frailty continues. 😉 Meanwhile I preserve my faith. I do not need to justify it. Only practice it. 🙂
So fundamentally, I agree with you. 😉

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