[Avodah] Rambam and Elitisim, was Religion and Falsifiability

[Richard Wolpoe]

On 10/25/07, Allen Gerstl <acgerstl at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I find this letter very uplifting. It puts to rest the accusation of an
> elitist Rambam. He was elitist in the sense of having expectations for
> constant self-improvement but he saw it as a universal capability.
> Everyone
> has the ability to grow! I also find fascinating the importance Rambam
> gave
> to his great work. He really had a realistic view of what he had
> accomplished and his own self worth. He did not indulge in false modesty.
> It
> is a trait we find in all his writings. He was a real Anav - more on this
> at
> another occasion
>
> Truly inspiring!
>
> KT
> Eliyahu



AIUI, Rambam showed dfferent faces to different audiences. To his Mishneh
Torah audience he tended to be very authoritarian.   Probably he felt
Halacha had to be cut and dry and not dilly-dallied with.

And many wil tell you that RYBS was a different personna in Boston than In
NYC. Perhaps had RYBS lived to witness the 2004 Red Sox victory that too
might have changed..

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