Logician: as per your topic.
Let me repeat what I said: what you (and so many of the present chareidim) consider “emunas chachomim”-a blind acceptance of every word of a Rov, even a Godol- is a modern invention. It has not been written “in myriads of seforim and eons”. Prior to the recent century, there was no such thing as infallibiity of Gedolim. Sure, you had a person you were close to and listened to his advice but to say, as you maintain, that the words of the gedolim are infallible and must be followed is not “emunas chachomim” at all. It is a modern invention.
Please show me where this is even discussed in such terms prior to the last hundred years.
As far as aggadata goes, why is aggadata binding on us? If yes, how is that differentiated from halocho? I am not sure what you mean by me not understanding the Rambam. The Rambam does not codify aggadata and specifically codifies halocho only.
I am not sure what the reference to Rabbi Slifkin means!