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E.M.'s avatar

You should study the relevant passage of the Talmud inside the text itself (as opposed to shopping a quote from second-hand sources and translations) before making determinations as to what the Sages of the Talmud knew or didn't know. For if you did, you would see that the Tosafos commentary on the page addresses your very question and, quite tellingly, does not jump to your dismissive conclusion that the Sages simply did not know what they were talking about, but rather provides a different answer. One reason for this lack of dismissiveness on the part of Tosafos might be that it is quite simple to observe an apple tree and requires no great feat of technological innovation or rocket science to ascertain the manner in which it develops. As such, to simply dismiss this statement from the Sages as being just ignorant of easily-observable facts implies that the Sages were really just intellectually careless people who didn't bother with the most basic research to support their statements, an assumption that contradicts your own admission that they were, indeed, very wise people.

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Zeta Chervitz's avatar

Wasn’t the apple the beginning of our troubles?!?! Maybe mixing it with honey, was someone’s idea to make life a little sweeter! Just sayin’!!! Enjoy your family, and wishing you all a sweet year!

🍎🍯✡️Hugs and 💕 Zeta

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