Q&A: A Tale of the Wise Man and the Simple Man
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A Tale of the Wise Man and the Simple Man
Question
My rabbi in yeshiva argues that using the intellect leads to a world of doubts, and that one should use the heart. Do you agree that there is such a division between mind and heart, and that it makes sense to choose between them (maybe the heart is a correct path and not just a preferable one)? Or is that a fiction, and there is only intellect and animal impulses (which one shouldn’t pay attention to)?
Answer
Empty slogans. He probably means intuition, but there is no intellect without intuition, and doubts always exist.