Re: RLB NX8E and Shabbat

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Remember John Lennon's song Imagine?




"mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> Too much for any normal brain. Religious zealots are the curse of =
society:
> Fanatics who fly planes in to buildings, let children die without =
blood
> transfusions, disfiguring surgery, the list goes on. Pick a war, any =
war, I
> bet it had something to do with a religion or religious beliefs... =
fucking
> hypocrites.
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> "Crash Gordon=AE" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Sounds like schedules would be acceptable but any tripping of devices =
by
> them walking would not be.
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> Too much for my brain.
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> "Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > >> So their religious practices make life
> > >> in the modern world kinda difficult,
> > >> I would imagine.
> > >
> > > It complicates things somewhat but that's part of the price of =
faith.
> > >
> > >> The light in the refrigerator is a no-no,
> > >> but the refrigerator actually running is
> > >> ok? I'm totally confusted :-)
> > >
> > > It isn't the fact that something is running that's at issue.  The
> > > religious code forbids them from initiating or terminating "fire" =
which
> > > has been interpreted by religious leaders to include turning =
electrical
> > > circuits on or off.  Opening the door turns on the light so that's =
not
> > > permitted. Walking past a PIR breaks the circuit (zone loop), =
throws a
> > > relay and triggers an LED -- all forbidden.
> > >
> > > The refrigerator compressor runs by itself.  It is not =
"controlled" by
> > > opening the door so it's OK to open the door.  I once asked about =
the
> fact
> > > that opening the door causes the temperature to change which in =
turn
> > > causes the compressor to run.  He explained that because there's =
not a
> > > direct link it's OK.  There's an awful lot more to it than this =
but
> that's
> > > the best I can explain it.
> >
> >
> > So if you were somehow able to turn the refridgerator light "on" =
*before*
> > they opened the door they'd be OK with that??  What about turning on
> lights
> > *before* they enter a room and turning them off shortly after they =
leave
> > it??  Would simply walking around in your house activating various
> different
> > types of unobtrusive sensors that would restore a degree of "normal
> living"
> > be considered "forbidden"??  If an interpretation of His =
"instructions"
> > include having to fumble around in the dark and risk "taking His =
name in
> > vain" when I stubb my toe or bang my knee, I'd seriously consider
> initiating
> > some "alternative measures"...  :-))
> >
> >
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