[Avodah] infallibility of chazal

[Richard Wolpoe]

>
> What I think is more accurate to say is that the Psak of Chazal should be
> looked at as binding, not that they were infallible.
>

 It's just like Umpires.  They are not infallible but their ruling are
oficial.

Consider Hazal as:

   1. Reliable
   2. Authoritative
   3. Informative
   4. Sincere

I have made similar points over the years about minhaggim or the Psakim in
SA. They are reliable but not infallible [especially in the absence of
contravening evidence]. It's a useful distinction imho.

One of my LW colleagues accuses some RW Ortho's as treating  their Rabbanim
as infallible. I often dispute him and say that they consider them as
reliable, NOT as infallbile. There is a difference.

-- 
Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
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