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October 23, 2019 10:24 am at 10:24 am #1794099
ubiquitin
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אִלּוּ לֹא הָיְתָה סְקִילָה חֲמוּרָה, לֹא נִתְּנָה לַמְגַדֵּף וְלָעוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה

HOW did the Chachamim know that Megadef and A”Z were worse?
According to you we know a aveira is worse based on the punishment. Here you see the EXACT OPPOSITE. The Chachamim know that an averia is worse irrespective of its punishment!! Concluding that the punishment must be worse

At any rate, we seem to be going backwards

youve already agreed that there are exceptions to the general rule. Our argument is now whether we need a source for the exception.

Eg do we need a source to tell us that maming someone is worse thann hitting, or can we say that mesvara