Ben Levi : I will admit that i have not read Rabbi Slifkin’s books but I have been reading his blof for manhy months and i have never- may I repeat, never- read any of the things you attribute to him. His main point (actually, virtually his only point) is that, in matters of natural sciences, the chazal did not know everything and could make mistakes. On this, “mutar aval ossur ” brought down numerous sources that this is the opinion of many Rishonim and acharonim. I truly believe that you keep on putting up smokescreens to defend your (untenable) position. As far as aggadata goes, there are numerous sources that hold that it is not binding. So, many people are pursuing a vendetta against Rabbi Slifkin- this is why some people have called the attatks on him as “political”
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