[Avodah] Rosh Hashanah 32b There's Hope For Everyone

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

I wrote:
> No, our ultimate goal is emphatically NOT to uncover the 
> "truth". Rather our goal is to follow the rules, wherever
> they may take us.

R' Richard Wolberg responded:
> With all due respect I disagree emphatically ...
> I think it is obvious that our goal IS to uncover the
> truth as indicated by the following (just a fraction of
> supportive documentation): ... ...

We're comparing apples and oranges.

All the quotes given are of Truth in the general sense, and I agree that yes, our task in this world is indeed to learn about Truth, about HaShem, about Torah, etc etc etc, to the best of our ability.

But the post I was reacting to concerned a different kind of truth. Let's call it "truth" with a lower-case "t", not quite the same thing as "Truth" with a capital "T". The original post as asking about a hypothetical device which a posek might use to ...

[Time out while I go to reread that post...]

Okay, I guess I misunderstood the original post. Looks like I was wrong in thinking he was asking about "truth", and it really was all about "Truth" from the beginning.

Sorry!

Akiva Miller
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