Misplaced Mercy

Despite the claims of Christians and post-modernists, mercy is not Hashem’s main goal. Judaism is based on perfecting the world, and toward that end sometimes nastiness and even cruelty are permissible or necessary:

Brit milah is necessary to create a connection with Hashem.

Jews need not be vegetarians for fear of harming animals.

Even killing humans is sometimes permissible.

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