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The Rambam himself agrees with what you just said. In the very next halacha he says ?? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ????? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ?? ??????? ??????? ???? ??? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ??????? ????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??? ???? ????? ?? ?’ ?? ???? ???, ?????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ??? ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ?’ ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????? ????? ?? ????? ???? ?????? ?????
Aaaiii, it’s a stirah in the Rambam. The Sefer Hateshuva addresses this stirah and explains
???????? ?? ????? ????”? ???? ????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ?????”? ???? ??????? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ?????? ???’ ????”? ????? 42 ?????? ????”? ???? ?? ?? ????? ????? ??????? ????? ????? ???????? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ????”? ???? ?????? ?? ?????? ???”? ???? ????
But the Rambam is still not saying what you quoted from the
Ramchal.