[Avodah] The Knowledge Conundrum

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Micha:
> A difference between Yahadus and Xianity (from which we get the idiom
> "leap of faith") is that Xians value blind faith. We speak of emunah,
> from the shoresh meaning trust. We construct and value justified belief
> over leaping. The question isn't the width of the gap, but of how much
> justification one has for believing.

My undeerstandin of Kuzari and Hirsch is that we have emunah based
upon mesorah.

It is not nave childish belief.

Nor is it sophisticated Socratic method belief.

It's the acceptance of the history of revelation

Just as we say during vayosha Hashem ... Va'yar es hayad hagedolah
.. vaya'aminu...

So lir'os es atzmo 'k'ilu hu yatza means accepting the eye-witnessing
of Yad hagedolah, etc.

Emunah by legacy.

Kt
RRW
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