DY: I don’t know that it would be a wholly illegitimate opinion to say that things like Kavod Hatzibur are of the same status as psychological Umd’nos that are inherently subjective (e.g. Ein Adam Me’iz Panav Bifnei Ba’al Chovo) which we Pasken can change, at least in some cases. I agree that it’s a very foolish and arrogant thing to say that we can know for sure the precise psychological reasons for certain Takanos and to say that today is completely different so much to the point that it completely doesn’t apply. But I don’t think the thought process is inherently entirely illegitimate.
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