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barbara1
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« on: March 31, 2008, 08:30:36 AM »

It sounds like Adam's spiritual level was on par with the angels  -  except for the fact that he had free choice  -  something the angels don't have.   I am not quite sure what is meant by the sentence "Adam's wisdom wasn't integrated by coice." 
I am having a hard time understanding how Adam failed his test if he had the ability to understand logically and to see from one end of reality to the other.
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 10:51:31 PM »

I suppose the statement "Adam's wisdom wasn't integrated by coice" refers to the fact that Adam, so to speak has a swelled head, full of knowledge. However, he did not integrate/internalize that knowledge by making the right choices. Hence, although his wisdom level was so high- it did not parallel his personal level. 
I think this is a familiar generational deficit in our "era of information." We tend to amass knowledge at a much quicker rate than we internalize and live those messages.

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2008, 07:09:37 PM »

I totally agree with Hadassa.  I think that sometimes people can have great knowledge but still make wrong choices because knowledge by itself doesn't really breed wisdom.  Until a person can internalize what they have learned and only focus on that, it becomes hard to really do everything to become close to Hashem.  My main confusion or what I find difficult to understand is that if Adam possessed the greatest amount of knowledge and really was the closest to perfection, how can man now really expect to not end up making those mistakes as well?
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