Joseph – I don’t think that’s what Gofish meant by her comments. She was simply pointing out that there clearly has to be a deeper meaning to Chazal’s comments. She only said this because the truth of Yiddishkeit is so obvious to her that she realized there must be something deeper going on here.
I am also interested in hearing the answer to Gofish’s question. I don’t mean it in an attacking way – I just think it’s interesting that you are always quoting certain types of sources to make certain types of points- and I am curious as to why that is. I wonder if you have stopped to think about why that is. (and again I’m not attacking – just questioning).