Q&A: Critique of the Trilogy – Continued
Critique of the Trilogy – Continued
Question
https://mishgiotnakeni.wixsite.com/mishgiot-nakeni/post/A critique of Rabbi Michael Abraham’s trilogy
I would be glad if the Rabbi would answer the first question, which also bothered me when I read the first volume of the trilogy:
“The last section, which deals with the source of belief that the Torah is from Heaven and the obligation to keep its commandments, although on the face of it it seems to be the main section of the book and the most foundational in the trilogy, is surprisingly the most neglected and superficial part of all of them.
Establishing faith is apparently less important to the author than analyzing Anselm’s ontological argument; that is ridiculous.
The content itself is also plainly problematic; it is once again an example of the author’s amateurism. Just as nothing can be learned from the Bible, one also cannot derive from it the ‘argument from testimony.’ Maimonides already rejected it in the Guide (Part II, chapter 33; there are contradictory passages, as is his way in the Guide, but this is not the place to elaborate).”
Answer
I don’t see a question here. This is a general statement.
The question is why you neglected the part devoted to grounding belief in the Torah, and whether you yourself really believe on the basis of the argument from testimony.