R' Meir Rabi wrote:<div>"The Gemara and Poskim therefore explain that this person sinned in erroneously thinking that it is a Mitzvah to follow BD?s Pesak even when BD has erred. But this person is mistaken. It is wrong to follow BD when we know they are wrong, even though they have considered our argument and rejected it by an overwhelming majority."</div>
<div><br></div><div>This Gemara seems to contradict the Sifri that Rashi quotes on lo tasur even when they say right is left you need to listen. The Gemara there in Horayos states explicitly that if you know the Beis Din made a mistake you are not allowed to listen. The Ramban in the Sefer Hamitzvos addresses this and says that the gemara is only talking about where you didn't present your arguments to the Beis Din Hagadol, but if you presented your arguments to them and they rejected your arguments you need to listen to them as the Sifri says even if you know they are wrong. I never understood this Ramban as the Mishna states explicitly that this halacha applies to a member of the Beis Din or a talmid. It is hard to imagine that when the case was discussed the member of the Beis Din didn't present his arguments and have them rejected. </div>
<div><br></div><div>BTW, R' Elchanan in Kuntres Divrei Sofrim has a completely new explanation of this Gemara, teh Sifri and teh Yerushalmi which answers the contradictions.</div>