[Avodah] Chazal/Mtziut

[Rich, Joel]

Someone asked on Hirhurim:

Can R' Gil Student or R' Joel Rich (or anyone with knowledge thereof) please expand on the point of "Chazal did not argue about mtziut"?

Is this an official shitta? Is there a counter-shitta? How long back (at least) do you know offhand that this shitta, and if applicable counter-shitta, exists for?

For those that have this shitta (of "Chazal did not argue about mtziut"), how would they explain and justify it? How much discussion is there on this point in the halachic or rabbinical literature

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My first response would be that when there seems to be a stirah the gemara usually doesn't answer on a factual chiluk but a theory one.  Is anyone aware of any more detailed study/thoughts on this topic?
KT
Joel Rich
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