[Avodah] kol hamosif, gorea

[David Riceman]

hankman wrote:
>> I could only imagine that for some reason these notions were known to 
>> chazal and deduced from their limud of Torah but not revealed since 
>> they were considered as being "sodos" of Maaseh Beraishis.

Me:
> But then you also have to explain why Hazal and rishonim accepted 
> doctrines that were accepted by scientists of their time but which we 
> have subsequently rejected; e.g. H. Yesodei HaTorah 3:1.

And, even worse, you need to explain why Hazal would be willing to deprive
the world for so long of so many life saving innovations like vaccination,
refrigeration, and the green revolution.


hankman wrote:
> I could only imagine that for some reason these notions were known to 
> chazal and deduced from their limud of Torah but not revealed since 
> they were considered as being "sodos" of Maaseh Beraishis.

But then you also have to explain why Hazal and rishonim accepted 
doctrines that were accepted by scientists of their time but which we 
have subsequently rejected; e.g. H. Yesodei HaTorah 3:1.

David Riceman