One of my uncles is a doctor. He is now in his 80s.
I told him, I am taking supplements. He said: "That's fine. But to the extent possible, try to get those minerals and vitamins from your food. And, he proceeded to tell me what to eat."๐
We talked over the phone for almost 30 minutes. Sometimes we talk even longer.
He is one of the first generations of doctors in my family.
He is quite amazing. Has an excellent mind. And, quite lively!
By the way, I told him that I am taking supplements for Selenium and Potassium in particular because those are lacking naturally in our soil.
He said: "Okay. That's good. But don't stop taking green, leafy vegetables." He was smiling when he said that. I could tell.๐
When I was living in the US, I did come across people who held strongly to the notion that the #Jews are specially chosen by #God. And, apparently, this choosing had nothing to do with their merit or personal qualities.๐
Before I met those people, I must have already known thousands of people superior to those Jews - physically, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually - and, so, that notion seemed ludicrous then, and it is, of course, all the more stupid now.
God made a bad decision, evidently.
This whole idea of God choosing Abraham, and then choosing Isaac - what basis, in reality, does it have?
The God of the Bible, I noticed very early on, knows nothing about many other great civilizations. Furthermore, he stays frustrated with his own people most of the time.