Joseph: “Kapusta, if you agree that for purposes of psak we can judge which gedolim and rabbonim are comparatively greater than their peers, as your comment excepted for purposes of psak, then we’re likely not disagreeing much. The main reason it is useful to know which gedolim and rabbonim are greater than their peers is to be able to choose which rabbonim we should follow for halacha and hashkafa, by us choosing those who are the greater ones.
Beningnuman, on the other hand, is disagreeing with Rav Shach when benignuman maintains we can’t judge altogether who is greater. Rav Shach said we could – and we should! – judge that, and that we should follow the greater ones.”
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