Reply To: Ailu v'ailu…please explain this concept

I was also taught the same thing as Sam2 is describing. The parallel my Rosh Yeshiva described is that it’s like trying to look up in the night sky and telling which stars are closer and which are farther away. It’s impossible for us to tell because we’re so far away. The only thing you can do is ask someone who is closer to them to tell us. A gadol can tell you which gadol is greater, but for us it’s like looking up at two stars and telling which one is closer.