tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post5703104439374430302..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Is nature incapable of making squares and right angles?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-16318137079112569832010-03-24T07:08:06.413-04:002010-03-24T07:08:06.413-04:00"Minerals aren't "organisms" or..."Minerals aren't "organisms" or a product of organisms."<br />yes; good point. this wasn't how it was told over in the shiur, but it seems rather likely that this is how Rav Hirsch intended it. (though I haven't seen it in German.)<br /><br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-57509433782763716202010-03-22T18:35:01.917-04:002010-03-22T18:35:01.917-04:00This reminds me of The 2001 PrincipleThis reminds me of <a href="http://www.2001principle.net/" rel="nofollow">The 2001 Principle</a>Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-24234865699996237522010-03-22T16:02:19.644-04:002010-03-22T16:02:19.644-04:00"the creative and formative processes of the ..."the creative and formative processes of the organism will produce a rounded shape..."<br />Minerals aren't "organisms" or a product of organisms. Rav Hirsch may not have been absolutely right (what about hexagonal honeycomb cells?), but he does seem to exclude crystals from his analysis.Dan Kleinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-55104286553934322092010-03-22T13:10:47.796-04:002010-03-22T13:10:47.796-04:00cute; of course, then there is an answer to those ...cute; of course, then there is an answer to those who would prefer dipping bread in breadcrumbs over sugar, when no salt is available...<br /><br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-29044353420683481542010-03-22T12:48:40.642-04:002010-03-22T12:48:40.642-04:00I am making this up:
Since salt is the only crysta...I am making this up:<br />Since salt is the only crystal we are commanded to put onto a korban, it helps put an "angular" human touch onto it.<br />Do you like it?Lakewood Falling Downhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483392684657880997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-12937386774473937012010-03-22T10:43:37.308-04:002010-03-22T10:43:37.308-04:00indeed.
there are also the square craters on the m...indeed.<br />there are also the square craters on the moon.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-76427003533979394742010-03-22T10:41:23.651-04:002010-03-22T10:41:23.651-04:00One word: crystals.One word: crystals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com