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“1.written by a goy vs written by a Jew” So?

“im sorry, i cant explain it to you”

I think I’m aware of what you’re getting at – that the soul of Jew infuses itself into his/her creative works, and the soul of a goy infuses theirs. Disregard if I’m wrong.

OK. But does that mean automatically = BAD? What if the goy creates something spectacularly amazing and beautiful without tznius, etc issues (say, Beethoven’s 9th, 5th, 6th symphonies) with the intent solely on creating something wonderful, ex nihilo almost? Take Beethoven. His soul went into it but with very possibly pure, simple intentions of translating the natural, physical vibrations in his head into weaving a pleasant tapestry of musical notes? Is that a problem, given the circumstances? Maybe LVB was trying to reach the divine in his own way. Maybe. Maybe Mozart was as well, as was Vermeer, Conan Doyle, Michelangelo, Dante, etc?