Reply To: Chidushim on Daf Yomi

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The argument whether besomim or the candle comes first, maybe that according to the Beis Shamai we cannot avoid seeing the candle and therefore, not to bypass a mitzva praising Hashem for the fire He provides and provided us Motzei Shabbos, comes first. Whereas, the Beis Hilel looks at the levels of differentiation as explained before from lowest to highest, taste, smell, sight and the mind. In which case smell comes before sight as the sight is more reliable differentiation than smell.