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“For me: I know, as all Chabad Chassidim know, that the Rebbe lived his entire life as a Tzaddik Gamur of Tanya”

“However, The Rebbe lived his entire life desiring nothing but what Hashem wanted. Before he went to cheder he was already picturing how the Geula would look. He never took one action, word and we can assume thought against Hashem.”

How do you know this? Better yet, how can anyone know such a thing? You would need knowledge of all the details of someone else’s life including intent.

“)I’m really not interested in how many people were for it not for it etc. because the Rebbe is known as a tzaddik gamur and never did anything against Hashem, so this must also be truth.”

This is incorrect on religious grounds, rational grounds, and practical grounds

1) Religious grounds. We are bound to follow the consensus of the Hachmai HaDor. You DO have to care how many people are for it or not for it. If a dayah is nidcheh you cannot follow it. And no, you do not need a vote for that to happen as per my 2 examples above. There was no “official vote” regarding incandescent light bulbs or the authenticity of the Zohar. Still, taking a contrary position on those issues is not acceptable.

2) Rational grounds. When evaluating evidence to determine whether to accept or reject a proposition on a given subject It is not rational for a layperson to maintain a position which is contrary to a consensus of subject matter experts.

3) Practical grounds. According to your position, there would be no practical way for any community who came to erroneously believe that a certain person was / is a tzadik gamur to be shown that they are in error. We all know that such things do occur, communities large and small do come to such false beliefs.