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“You like the Rambam so let’s see what he says…”
you mean he provides even MORE cases where the severity of a crime is NOT judged by its punishment?!
Again, yes as a rule of thumb a more severe act has a more severe punishment. My point is that this isn’t absolute, we know have 3 explicit Rambams essentially saying that.
“Yes it can be included in some of the general ones he listed, but so can many others, and you can’t prove it belongs there.”
I suppose I can’t. To be honest I guess I didnt think I’d have to. I thought that was something we could all agree on. I guess this is where we finally reach an impasse
This is the lack of critical thinking part I alluded to earlier. A question like “Ubiq: On what basis would you assume gezel of kesef is less severe than attacking a divorcee?” As if that needed an explicit raya of some sort., troubles me (Joseph of course isnt really asking the question but I think many would, and you seem to agree with him)
“But you or I can’t be the one to decide that.”
I guess I didn’t realize I was saying a chiddush. To sum up my position “Rape is one of the worst crimes a person can do. Aye why doesn’t it have such a bad punishment? I don’t know”
To some up yours “Rape isn’t so bad, if it was it would have a worse punishment”
Of the two yours seems to me (and I assumed most people) like a much bigger chiddush. One that would need an explicit raya, not mine.