[Avodah] sun and moon

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 05:52:18PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
>> I find it strange that the Rambam did not accept all the of chazal's
>> science and we should accept the Rambam's science.
>
> Unless we have some reason to question what he says, why would we want
> to reject it?  Just because?  Especially since it's in line with what
> Chazal say, e.g. the midrash we are discussing here.

But the Rambam tells us his theoretical basis, and it's Aristo's impetus
theory. Dismissed science.

The Rambam's shitah therefore compells us to conclude he erred, and
that this medrash is ahistorical. Because

1- We should dismiss his natural philosophy for the same reasons he
dismissed chazal's, and
2- He ridicules people who accept all the fantastical stories as history,
which this one now (after #1) now becaomes.

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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