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#1 shaya

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Posted 18 September 2011 - 09:43 PM

if i have one isnt the later not needed? if i know something for a fact, then i need no believe any more? so why are both needed?
Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

#2 Rabbi Shapiro

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Posted 09 October 2011 - 07:20 PM

if i have one isnt the later not needed? if i know something for a fact, then i need no believe any more? so why are both needed?

There are things that are beyond the reach of reason, and for that we have Emunah. For example, the fact that Hashem renews the creation every moment. That, and many other things we know only from the Torah.