What is this scenario? The master holds on to the leash -- the dog runs ahead. The master follows, wherein the dog pulls, and the master follows. Is this not the scene today? We claim to be spiritual leaders, but aren't we being led by the whims of the people?
Let us come down to basics. If, and when, we talk about "Torah", what Torah are we talking about? It rings well to our worshippers when we speak about Torah, it adds a dimension of authenticity to our claim to our so-called wing of Judaism. Again, what about the Torah? If it was man-written thousands of years ago, of what relevance can it be truly today? And if it was man-written, how does one read divinity into it?
Religion finds its foundation not in the continuity of man, but from the words of a personal G-d, a G-d that speaks to me, and I speak to Him.
But, if Torah was man-inspired, and we speak about man's Torah, in the context of religious experience, are we not worshipping the works of man, rather than G-d. Thus we have created a human, ethical society. Why call it a wing of Judaism? What makes Jewish ethics without a divine Torah as a guide more ethical than any other people?
Now! Let us say, but for one fleeting moment that Torah is man's wisdom, but Godly inspired. Then G-d becomes a partner in the writing of Torah. Next question -- For what reason does G-d need to inspire man to write a Torah - why couldn't G-d do it himself, and give it to man? And if G-d finds it necessary to use man, does this concept not resemble Christianity? G-d has no need for intermediaries. G-d can do the job himself.