# <![CDATA[S7, E2, The Guide of the Perplexed, Creation, 02: Creation from Nothing and Legislated Beliefs]]>

From **The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton** by R Shnayor Burton.

- **Published:** Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:05:21 GMT
- **Duration:** 01:04:05
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<![CDATA[<p>This shiur was generously sponsored by Mr. Ari Schwartz. This series is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.

6:00 What are the possible reasons one would accept Creation ex Nihilo?</p>
<p>8:00 Avraham and Moshe as authorities and leaders who we follow and from whom we accept the doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo</p>
<p>18:00 Jews are the community of followers of Avraham, their forefather, and Moshe, their prophet</p>
<p>21:45 What a person should do when facing an issue that isn't conclusively proven</p>
<p>30:30 Why authorities determine the appropriate beliefs and how belief is a kind of practice</p>
<p>36:00 The belief in Creation ex Nihilo is a matter of law, not only a matter of scientific truth</p>
<p>45:00 Was Maimonides himself developing original legislation regarding Creation ex Nihilo?</p>
<p>51:00 Why rhetorical arguments in favor of Creation ex Nihilo are appropriate</p>
<p>55:00 Maimonides' original legislation of dogma</p>
<p>57:15 Revelatory prophecy as the source for the belief in Creation ex Nihilo</p>
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