[Avodah] Does God Change His Mind?

Richard Wolberg cantorwolberg at cox.net
Thu Feb 7 16:53:21 PST 2008


M.M. wrote:
Rav Berkovits explicitly says in G-d Man and History that Hashem
actually did experience that emotion; He does NOT act "as if" angry,
but rather, He actually is angry.

This (as many other similarities) is anthropomorphic. Not grasping  
anthropomorphisms,
as well as metaphors can and do lead to faulty conclusions. The old  
adage "The more
you know, the more you realize you don't know" is a good one to  
remember (as well as
the converse).
ri

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