When I was younger, I had trouble with my multiplication tables. For some odd reason, I had it fixed in my head that 12 times 5 equaled 50, not 60. Was I an apikorus then* (since the Torah explictly states that 12×5=60) since, according to R. Chaim, I would seem to be one irrespective of how I arrived at that belief?
The Wolf
* Of course, now, I am very conversant with the multiplication tables and believe with a complete emunah that 12 times 5 is 60 — so I certainly wouldn’t be an apikorus anymore on this count. My question is regarding my belief back then.