[Avodah] Adam 1 and adam 2

[Akiva Miller]

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R'  Joel Rich asked:
> Adam 1 and adam 2 -- did the rav think that the dialectic
> was resolvable or that one would continually oscillate
> between the two poles? Sometimes I think it may just be an
> issue of semantics.

To me the question is very similar to science's grudging acceptance of
light as being both a particle and a wave. Despite the inherent
contradiction of light being both at the same time, science's application
in the l'maaseh is to treat light however you prefer for any particular
instance. If today's experiment works better if light is a particle, then
go for it; and if tomorrow's calculation works better if light is a wave,
then that's kosher too. And if the two end up contradicting each other,
well, what did you expect? That's reality - deal with it.

So too for Adam 1 and Adam 2. If today's shiur makes sense for Adam 1,
great, and if tomorrow's article works for Adam 2, that's okay also. It is
not a contradiction: It's Eilu V'Eilu Divrei Elokim Chayim.

Akiva Miller
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