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1) You said not time after Rambam Semitic Who maintains commandment because Relax The mind indeed Fulfills act Moral/good but not act religious. A.K. prima facie Allow say also you The opposite, Semitic Who maintains commandment (that she is In case this also act good) such as Who respects you His parents because that is commandment and not because that is moral he indeed man religious but not man moral !?
2) When you and the Rambam write that one must fulfill a mitzvah because it was commanded by God, is it in the formal sense that I simply fulfill it because God commanded it, or is it in the substantive sense that I fulfill the mitzvah because of the reason that God commanded/revealed to me, for example, does “I do not cook a goat in its mother’s milk because it is cruel” = “I do not cook a goat in its mother’s milk because God forbade me” (let’s assume that God forbade us from cooking a goat in its mother’s milk because it is cruel)?
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- definitely.
- The formal. The essential is a utilitarian matter, God’s will only revealed to me that there is this benefit.
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If this is in the formal sense, it further strengthens my first question. But you already answered it, what remains unclear to me is how to be a religious and at the same time moral person when I honor my father and mother, for example?
What is the problem? He must do the deed by virtue of both reasons. Interpretation: Even if each were alone, he would do it. From his perspective, each of the two is a sufficient reason (even if not necessary).
Oh okay, that's fine. So in conclusion, in the terminology of the Rambam:
– He who observes because of the decision of reason is wise
– He who observes because of the command of God (at Sinai) is a pious
– He who observes because of both the decision of reason and the command of God is wise and pious
Right?
indeed
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