I don’t agree. Talmidei chochomim deserve tremendous respect for their knowledge of Torah, and when they issue psak it should of course be followed. But when the shailah is complex, we should recognize that their psak is coming from their understanding of Torah– which is of course many times greater than our own– not from some ruach hakodesh based understanding of “what Hashem wants”. That is something no one can know. Obviously we need to act in accordance with Torah principles. But I think it is dangerous to teach hashkafa by saying “this is what Hashem wants”. Not only does it anthropomorphize Hashem, which should be avoided whenever possible, it can also lead to people asserting authority over other people under cover of the banner of Torah. Too often I have seen people say on the coffee room “do you really think this is what Hashem wants”? Well, how should I know what Hashem wants? How should YOU know, and how can you presume to tell me? Listen, I believe in emunas chochomim and da’as Torah. But don’t equate that with some vague, nebulous “what Hashem wants”, because even the biggest gadol in the world can’t possibly know what that is.
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