[Avodah] what G-d can't do

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:26:58 -0400
Zev Sero <zev at sero.name> wrote:

> Eli Turkel wrote:
> 
> > as mentioned in the article all rishonim seem to agree that G-d can't do
> > things against logic or basic physics laws.
> 
> How do they deal with "mekom ha'aron einah min hamidah"?  That's an open
> breach of the laws of ordinary topology; is there some fancy Einsteinian
> formula that can explain this without resorting to "Hashem is not bound
> by anything"?

Ralbag often explains away, and occasionally even rejects outright,
statements of Hazal that he considers to contradict True Philosophy.
See, e.g., Breishis [biur milos ha'parshah] 1:29 and Bamidbar 22:21.  I
plan to discuss this in depth in a paper for Hakirah.

> Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's

Yitzhak
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