[Avodah] Machlokes in Mishnayos, why?

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 03/09/17 09:51, Marty Bluke via Avodah wrote:
> 2. Why didn't the Beis Din Hagadol resolve the disputes between Hillel 
> and Shammai and their students and in fact all of the disputes in the 
> Mishna? Why did they let Machlokes fester? Their clearly was a Beis Din 
> Hagadol for most if not all of the period of the Tannaim.

They *did* resolve the BH/BS disputes.   Every time they voted BH won 
whatever was the subject of that vote, except the day BS had the 
majority and passed their 18 gezeros.  The question is why they didn't 
resolve everything else too.   Particularly the machlokes over smicha 
which continued throughout the period of the zugos.  Perhaps out of 
kavod for both the Nassi and the Av Bes Din none of the other 69 wanted 
to contradict either of them.

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