Q&A: Causality
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Causality
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Not long ago I happened to hear a debate you held with Aviv Franco
about the existence of God, and the Rabbi presented a point that confused me a bit.
On the one hand, the Rabbi agreed with Aviv that theoretically there could be
without causality, and on the other hand he argues—or at least that’s how I understood it—that causality must exist outside reality.
I didn’t understand how that fits together, and I’d be happy to receive a broad answer. Thank you very much.
Answer
I’ve been asked about this countless times. I’ll look for a sample reference.
Here, briefly at the beginning:
https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/2-%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99/