“Granted. But that implies that there is room for argument. In this case, my point was that a statement based on opinion instead of solid proof, although not necessarily discredited, is not strong enough to uproot other opinions.”
It doesn’t have to uproot any opinions. It just makes the Rambam an invalid proof because how can you say that all 66,000 people fall into that category.
Also, note that the Radvaz says
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