[Avodah] Faith and Doubt
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Tue Nov 8 10:11:33 PST 2016
From: Akiva Miller via Avodah <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>
R"n Toby Katz wrote:
> The difference between them was that Noach never was an agnostic.
> ....Not for a
> moment did he doubt the existence of the One who was talking to him
> and giving him instructions! The premise is absurd.
On the one hand, I concede that "he is obviously talking about the flood",
given that Rashi (7:7) says explicitly, "He believed and did not believe
that the flood would come."
But on the other hand, that same Rashi begins with the words "Af Noach
mik'tanei amana haya - Even Noach was among those of little faith." Isn't
it clear that this refers to faith in general? "Little faith" is a world
apart from "Maybe He will relent."
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Akiva Miller
>>>>>
His lack of faith was a doubt that Hashem would really do what He said He
was going to do. The people of his generation did not believe there was
going to be a Flood, and even Noach himself was not sure -- hence, "miktanei
emunah haya." The word "agnostic" simply does not apply to this type of
doubt.
--Toby Katz
t613k at aol.com
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