benignuman –
Sigh. Did you actually follow the discussion ? I didn’t say otherwise. I questioned how yichusdik balances his opinion with what gedolim say. My comment was an answer to his response – I did not say that he has to follow any particular person due to that rule.
-And yes, the concept has been applied to at the very least a attitude towards their opinions, in myriads of seforim for eons.
-And the statement is explained Iin Rishonim) both in the sense of being binding when they’re wrong, and to a wise assumption that usually the error will be on your part.
ROB – I believe you misunderstand the Rambam’s comments about Agadita, and so I believe YOU’d have to show me otherwise. We’ll save it for the next time a slifkin thread surfaces, eh ?
-You can do what you want with R’ Dessler, butif you’re taking sources like that into account, I don’t think its quite right to make snide remarks about ‘modern inventions’. [ARE you familiar with that and similar essays, or are you saying you just don’t care ?]
-There aren’t enough threads with you debating those topics ? My point was simply not to blow me away by saying there’s no need to follow directives on the topic by blaming it on being a purely Hashkafic discussion.
OK, I’ll try not to interrupt any more, this thread can go back to its stated topic.