To yankel berel
I’d like to comment on your post even though you addressed it to Philosopher. Using the Avos paradigm there are four ways to interpret information, to know that it’s true to believe it, to accept it and finally to reject it. I would argue that we only know that which Hashem gave us as part of His natural law. So I know that one plus one is two efc. These are facts which are universally accepted. As for belief, I believe in Hashem and His Torah. To believe means that I can offer cogent proofs to their veracity. Then we’ll skip to rejecting. If one rejects aor changes, as the Rebbe did, any aspect of the Torah, Written or Oral, he’s a Kofer. But let’s discuss acceptance. I accept that Yishai lived until the age of 400 but I don’t believe it, therefore I won’t present arguments to validate that Chazal. At the same time I don’t reject it, so I recognize that at this juncture I can’t understand what it actually means. Similarly I’ll accept that Yonah survived for 3 days w/o oxygen but I don’t believe it. Of course if Hashem decided to perform a special miracle He’s certainly able to do so. This is my Shittah developed in conjunction with several great Rabbis. We reject the Rabbi Miller approach of, “Accept what I say or you have no Cheilek in Olam Habo.” If you or others would like to discuss this in a civilized manner I’m happy to do so.