Reply To: Psak of Rav Kook on Chazal vs Scientists

I would like to add something to AviK’s post. He is talking about whether we learn science/medicine from Chazal. When it comes to halacha, we follow chazal even if modern medicine contradicts it. A very simple example- the tomato is scientifically classified as a fruit, but we say a haadama on it. We don’t say C”V that chazal did not know enough science and got the whole system of classification wrong and therefore we should say ha’etz. Rather, we say that chazal follow their rules on how to classify vegetables and fruits, and it does not have to follow the scientific definition.