tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post8868157957281382445..comments2023-10-12T10:09:54.121-04:00Comments on Believing is Knowing: "Miracles" as Anomalies in Nature - The Will of God at Creation.David Guttmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-78290474322214180312008-06-24T17:56:00.000-04:002008-06-24T17:56:00.000-04:00Y.Of course all derashot are just asmachtot. Chaza...Y.<BR/><BR/>Of course all derashot are just asmachtot. Chazal had an opinion and presented in this foramt either to cover up for those who do not understand these concepts or as a mnemonic device.<BR/><BR/>Anon 2 - good point.David Guttmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-15952141622749887472008-06-24T16:41:00.000-04:002008-06-24T16:41:00.000-04:00That is why when the messiah comes there will be n...That is why when the messiah comes there will be no difference in nature. If there would be constant miracles then they would no longer be considerd anomolies and therefore by definition not a miracle. We dont look at the sun rising everyday as a miracle and therefore if the rules of nature were to permanently change by defacto would become a rule of nature and not a miracleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-83858578176674977312008-06-24T10:55:00.000-04:002008-06-24T10:55:00.000-04:00> וישב הים לאיתנו, לתנאו שהתנה עמואמר רבי ירמיה בן...> וישב הים לאיתנו, <BR/><BR/>לתנאו שהתנה עמו<BR/><BR/>אמר רבי ירמיה בן אלעזר: <BR/><BR/>לא עם הים בלבד התנה הקדוש ברוך הוא, אלא עם כל מה שנברא בששת ימי בראשית, הדא הוא דכתיב (ישעיה מה<BR/><BR/><BR/>I wonder about this derash. true,the letters of 'eitano' are the same as 't'nao',but by using this method one can "prove"anything..it becomes a word game.<BR/>I suppose one can justify by saying that Chazal had the idea that all miracles were already included at creation,& they looked for an asmachta for this idea,& they found it in the words 'tenao',eitano',even though the 2 words are not related at all.<BR/>YAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com