[Avodah] R Avraham

[Rich, Joel via Avodah]

I an extremely short review his main point is that in most areas the expert can never give a definitive answer. He can only supply statistics or in RMA words he provides a graph of the probability of outcomes as a function of either one or many variables.

Thus there are 3 steps in any psak. 1) derive the graph and statistics - this is the job of the expert
2) decide what level of risk is acceptable - this is the job of the rabbi 3) deliver a psak based this analysis
(1) can be disputed by anyone who has access to the full information and the appropriate knowledge
(2) The rabbis opinion is just an opinion - exceptions to this rule are either a sanhedrin or when has accepted the rabbi for example in a local shul
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Much like the ~Ramban’s famous  statement concerning no slam dun proofs s in halachic debate  But what algorithm does a poseik use to determine the Boolean result in your case or even in deciding between pure conceptual positions?
KVCT
Joel rich
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