[Avodah] what G-d can't do

[Zev Sero]

Yitzhak Grossman wrote:
> 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.

And for that very reason not everyone considers the Ralbag to be 100%
kosher.


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