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“Moloch is doing the same act repeatedly.
It’s not 2 times Moloch is worse than one so how can it be patur.”
So tosfos sort of asks that question, (he asks why isn’t he chayiv after the first kid) tosfos answers either he only has one kid or sacrificed all at once (iirc)
So, according to you. We have two people one has 2 kids the other has one. Both sacrificed one kid. The one who has no other kids act is not as bad (less than stealing a pen) than the one who has another. Correct?
“One thing I learned is
First “what does it say ”
Before you discuss, understand, question,…
Make sure you know what it does and doesn’t say.”
Oh totally but if it doesn’t day otherwise you can use seichel. Yes if the Torah said rape isn’t so bad we wouldn’t have this conversation. But using our fickle minds is encourage d. We don’t need s rayah that a thorn bush is prickly.
“but I won’t demean him by bringing him in here to get smeared by others, ”
Don’t it’s lashon hara to mention his name.
(Though doesn’t the fact that you don’t want him demeaned negate his thesis a bit? Who cares what people say or how bizzare the position is if right stand by it 🙂 )