[Avodah] Creation eternal heretical - hashkafa question

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 09:34:17AM -0400, David Riceman wrote:
:> Basic hashkafa dictates the fundamental reason for the creation and 
:> existence of the universe is the desire by HKB"H to exercise his hatava 
:> which requires a recipient.

: This is the RaMChaL's opinion, but it is NOT the Rambam's.  See MN III:25.

It's also RSG's. See HaEmunah vehaBitachon 3:1.

The Rambam you cite is about tzadiq vera lo, not the purpose of beri'ah
as a whole. He does extend it in the next pereq to explain that mitzvos
must too have purpose -- but not to equate those purposes. Can you point
to a specific line where he addresses our question?

I was thinking perhaps the Moreh 3:13 which opens by saying the question
is absurd -- we cannot know the object of His Will.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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