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<div>Wanted to bounce an idea off of you all.</div>
<div>I’m doing an ongoing class in Rambam’s Hilchot Yesodei Hatorah</div>
<div>We compared the Rambam’s concept of “knowing” (cognitively) Of God’s existence with Rav Lichtenstein’s Source of Faith piece which focuses on experience.</div>
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<div>It seems to me that there was a fundamental paradigm shift (as defined by Thomas Kuhn) probably with the enlightenment and scientific revolution et al</div>
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<div>In thinking about it I would say in general that the traditional yeshiva beit medrash approach ( as articulated by the Rav) does not look at paradigm shift but independent continuity of a unique discipline of halachic man yet here it seems to have taken
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<div>I’m not sure that came out as clearly as I might’ve liked but I hope you get the general idea. Thoughts?</div>
<div>She-nir'eh et nehamat Yerushalayim u-binyanah bi-mherah ve-yamenu,</div>
<div>Joel Rich</div>
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