Q&A: A Question About Majority
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A Question About Majority
Question
Does the Rabbi agree with what is written in Shaarei Yosher (Gate 3, chapter 4), that majority does not truly make logical sense, because in a case where there are ten stores and nine are non-kosher, it does not make sense to infer from the majority?
Answer
I agree, though not for his reasons. I explained this in the columns here on the site. See, for example, column 79.