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You don’t have to say that you don’t understand him, for two reasons. First of all, he might have been the one that the Raavad was referring to. That he was mistaken in that idea and that’s that. You don’t up to Gehenom for having a wrong conclusion on a non-essential concept.

Second, and more important, as with much of Divrei Torah quoted on academic articles, he is grossly misunderstood. He does not say that HKBH is made up of substance. His whole argument is that Hashem CAN appear with a body. Not that the Rambam, or anyone who has delved into these topics, would agree, but it’s still not what shallow researchers take it to mean.

It is indeed a strange courtship with heresy that you find in some places. I keep noticing topics of lectures or discussions on whether you can get away with dropping this or that Hashkafic belief. Instead of holding the nose and avoiding the garbage, it’s ‘hey, someone threw out a delicious sandwich.’