[Avodah] The Vilna Gaon and Secular Studies

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Apr 09, 2018 at 10:54:47AM -0400, Prof. Levine wrote:
: And what do you do with the GRA's statement
....
: simply ignore it?

Yes, that's exactly what the Chassidim who run the mosedos in question
do with many of the Gra's statements. Why would it surprise anyone if
they ignore this as well?

As for me, as in your question, "what do you do", that's an entirely
different issue.

: This statement is a statement of fact, so how can anyone disagree
: with it? The GRA certainly knew what he was talking about.  A derech
: cannot  go against the facts.

It may be more productive to ask about
1- the veracity of the reports you are relying on
and
2- if so, how do they understand the facts.

Being surprised when Chassidim don't see the world the way the Gra did
isn't really useful or warranted.


Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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