Reply To: Which Non-Jewish personality inspires you?

I’m gonna echo the thoughts of the clsed thread. the gemara in avoda zara clearly says it is ossur for them to find favor in your eyes. Rashi learns it means to appreciate their beauty. the Rambam in yud, daled, hilchos AZ says it refers to more things. In S”A the heter brought down is if you say “look at that beautiful briyah Hashem created”, thereby attributing the gadlus to Hashem. Stam commenting on them finding favor in your eyes is pashtus an issur di’oraysah. I dont care if you think its extreme, its literally a mifurahe halachah.