Guest Post: Summary and Conclusion [Can we "pasken" the age of the universe? (Part 8)]
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Copyright 2014 by David Ohsie. All rights reserved “[This] is a principle (klal) that the Rambam makes in his Perush HaMishnayos. When one has a question of historical fact or hashkafah – there is no p’sak. In a question of halachah, after there is a discussion of different opinions, we must come to one conclusion. Anyone not abiding by that conclusion is going against halachah – ke-neged halachah. However, in the case of hashkafah, or historical questions, this is not true”
Guest Post: Summary and Conclusion [Can we "pasken" the age of the universe? (Part 8)]
Guest Post: Summary and Conclusion [Can we…
Guest Post: Summary and Conclusion [Can we "pasken" the age of the universe? (Part 8)]
Copyright 2014 by David Ohsie. All rights reserved “[This] is a principle (klal) that the Rambam makes in his Perush HaMishnayos. When one has a question of historical fact or hashkafah – there is no p’sak. In a question of halachah, after there is a discussion of different opinions, we must come to one conclusion. Anyone not abiding by that conclusion is going against halachah – ke-neged halachah. However, in the case of hashkafah, or historical questions, this is not true”