YYBC – Hold your horses, I didn’t say anything of the sort. I did not justify not listening to Gedolim at all. I was quite careful with what I wrote, because I know there are people in the CR who do like to see things unwritten.
I wrote that I wouldn’t put it into the definition of a Frum person. Like you didn’t say Someone who believes in the sanctity of Torah and mitzvos over anything else, who tries to fulfill its dictums, and who shakes Lulav on Sukkos and who eats Matzah on Pesach. Because these things are not anything more than “fulfilling its dictums”, as you put it. The same is with respect for Gedolim. That is part of fulfilling its dictums, not a category on its own. If you disagree with me, feel free to explain why, and feel free to be as refreshingly sarcastic as you were on your last post. I really enjoyed it. (And, btw, it should be a capital J)
And, for clarification, I was referring to what I understood from your post – “worthiness of our gedolim” seems to refer to the modern day Gedolim, not to the Tannaim. People of our generation do not command respect unless proven so. (There is a famous story with the Brisker Rav on that point) That was what I meant by ‘unnecessary’. C”V to talk like that about the Helige Tannaim.