popa-bar-abba:
Wel ,we do live on different planets. All I have heard for decades is “the “gedolim say so-therefore we must follow them.” and always in matters that are not within the purview of halacha. And I did NOT say that anything controlled by Torah is within the purview of rabbonim. First of all, what does “anything cotrolled by the Torah’ even mean? For me, that only applies to halachic matters,not to matters where I can have a mind of my own. (see recent controversy of the Israeli draft).
And, lastly, why do you keep on saying that I am making fun of people like you? Where did I say that?You are entitled to your opnion-I just don’t have to follow it.
BTW_of course, there are sources for what kind of qualities a Rav or Shochet or teacher must have. However, they tend to be subjective, not objective.