The Thinking Planet
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From the moment it was written, the Rambam’s famous Halachah that the intelligence of planets surpasses that of humanity has puzzled and perplexed Jewish scholars. What did the Rambam mean? The planets and stars are seemingly inanimate objects, incapable of intellectual thought. Are we so mistaken in our view of the constellations?
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Paper Type | Research Paper |
| Pages | 31 |
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