tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post7161406358441909573..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Did Chazal know the moon's light was reflected light through ruach hakodesh?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-83663040734457021322009-08-25T16:34:43.275-04:002009-08-25T16:34:43.275-04:00Similarly, I've seen the preciseness of the mo...Similarly, I've seen the preciseness of the molad or new moon calculation used as proof of ruach hakodesh of chazal when this also was known by the ancient greeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-33733615011990442422009-08-25T13:09:17.740-04:002009-08-25T13:09:17.740-04:00indeed; see this post, where i cite Torat HaOlah f...indeed; see <a href="http://parsha.blogspot.com/2009/07/yirmeyahu-and-plato-in-egypt.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>, where i cite Torat HaOlah from the Rema, who says this.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-73286860888310170022009-08-25T12:39:09.413-04:002009-08-25T12:39:09.413-04:00All of Aristotle's wisdom came from Shlomo Ham...All of Aristotle's wisdom came from Shlomo Hamelech (except where he was wrong) <br />I'm surprised you didnt know that ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-32353543964972578182009-08-25T10:52:55.518-04:002009-08-25T10:52:55.518-04:00"Well, what did contemporary scientists know?...<i>"Well, what did contemporary scientists know?"</i><br /><br />Good question, but even if you show that the ancient Greeks (or whatever group) knew a particular factoid, the true fundamentalist then turns it around and says that they stole it from Chazal. :) <br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.com