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Torah VS. Princeton

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Princeton teaches you how to think better. Judaism teaches you why thinking matters at all. Western culture sharpens the mind. Tyra gives the mind a mission. Intelligence [music] without purpose is impressive. But intelligence with purpose is dangerous in the best way. It's the only one that lasts. In Western academia, the smartest person in the room is the one with the answers. In Judaism, the greatest minds are the ones with the questions. That's why Gomorra looks like arguments and not conclusions. The West fears uncertainty. Tyra trains you to live inside of it. You can walk out of Princeton [music] with a brilliant mind and a completely undeveloped soul. Western education optimizes intelligence. Judaism insists that intelligence without character is dangerous. Tyra isn't anti-intellect, it's anti-soulless brilliance. Princeton is obsessed with understanding reality. Judaism is obsessed with responsibility. Not what is the world, but what are you going to do about it. Tyra doesn't ask if something is interesting. It asks if it matters. The West [music] produces thinkers who create ideas. Judaism produces people who carry ideas through exile and pressure and history. Anyone can think a thought. Judaism asks, can you live it? Western society needs institutions to produce truth. Judaism has truth and then builds institutions around