faith
Maimonides wrote in the Book of Mitzvot:
The first commandment is the commandment that we are commanded to believe in the Deity, and it is: that we believe that there is a cause and a reason, which is the agent of all that exists.
And this is what the Almighty said: "I am the Lord your God" (Exodus 20:2 and Deuteronomy 5:6).
1. What is "faith"?
2. Does faith contradict logic, as quoted: "Where knowledge ends, faith begins."
3. How can faith be commanded? In order to receive the command, one must first believe that there is a command, meaning that the command is a logical paradox.
4. Have you discussed these issues at length elsewhere, and can you direct me?
5. By the way, do you know the source of the article I mentioned, "Where knowledge ends, faith begins"?
Thank you very much!
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That's it? I understand you're expecting a book-length response.
I will answer briefly:
Faith is, for all intents and purposes, ordinary knowledge.
It is of course not contrary to logic, but quite the opposite. Disbelief is contrary to logic. In fact, belief is both a result of using logic and a condition for logic.
It is impossible to command faith. This is what Maimonides meant in Acts 1:11, and many have already stated this.
In the introduction to the first book in the trilogy, Truth and Unstable and Two Carts.
A folk proverb, silly of course. I know it in a slightly different version: Where philosophy ends, Kabbalah begins. And in this version it is even true.
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