Does logic itself (logical relationships) have a reason (that created them as they are)?
Greetings Rabbi Dr. Michael Avraham,
I would be happy if you could direct me to sources or lines of thought regarding a number of questions.
First question:
Does logic itself (logical relationships) have a reason (that created them as they are)?
Logic is a kind of complexity, and it exists. Can we ask about this complex existence, what is its cause?
Second question:
Another question, Maimonides solved the problem of choosing in the face of God’s knowledge. In that He and His attributes are one and the same, and just as we cannot grasp Him, so we cannot understand His attributes. And in any case, we have no ability to ask a question about God’s knowledge that we do not understand.
Third question:
If I understood Maimonides correctly, and we cannot understand or grasp the essence of God, is there any meaning in asking logical questions about the Creator?
Is assuming that the Creator is subject to the laws of logic an assumption about His very essence?
Regards.
A. No. These are not laws in the sense that the laws of physics are laws. See my article here: https://mikyab.net/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%9 5%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-%D 7%90%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%99/
B. Was there a question there?
C. We ask about the Creator according to our understanding, and after all, this is the Creator in whom we believe. This is a question about us and what we believe in, not about Him. What’s more, the Creator Himself is subject to logic both according to Maimonides and according to my system. See the above article.
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