Dear Qwerty,
I wasn’t talking about Chabad deifying their rebbe. That was explained earlier. I was saying that it was mainstream to trust our teachers completely. Do you think our tradition was to doubt them and just follow reason?
We discussed at length the godhead issue. It’s not unique to Chabad. Not everybody correctly delves into deep topics. Whenever I turned the question around, I was ignored. Do you really believe that non-Chabad does not struggle with real belief issues?
You seem to be backing off the “carefully constructed plan” theory. Stop flip-flopping. Either Chabad is struggling with the issue themselves or they are trying to manipulate us. It can’t be both. So what is your take?
The Rebbe may have seen himself as Moshiach. Most likely he didn’t. Either way, how would we know for sure? And why have an inquisition?
I would appreciate answers.