chabadshlucha:”@everyone I challenge those quiet spectators to speak up and tell me whether this has helped you understand the Lubavitch views on the Rebbe better, in a positive way, so that we can allay sechel hayashars concerns for good. If yes, maybe I will address an additional topic that has been in the background. If not, maybe he is right and I shall comment no further.”
I can personally say that I now have a deeper understanding of Meshichist theology, and that I view that as a positive thing.
Now, replying to ideas mentioned earlier in the tread, specifically to the idea that yemos hamoshiach is the “ideal” time for us to be in, i pretty sure that the Ramchal would say that this time would be techias hamesim and not yemos hamoshiach (based on the first part of Derech Hashem), although feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Also about the debate what consists of emuna, whether it is emotional or logical, this seems to be an old debate between Chassidim and Misnagdim. R’ Nachmun has multiple pieces where he clearly says that one should not philosophize about the existence of Hashem, but rather simply believe that its true (obviously a major over-simplification of this idea). And I believe that Litvoks in general take the logical approach (The whole Derech Hashem being a philosophical work). Chabad seems to take a middle of the road derech and say that in includes both.