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Jan 29, 2015 at 19:50 comment added avi Yeah, that doesn't contradict what I wrote. Gaonic learning of a sugya isn't a formula for deciding between number of sources.
Jan 29, 2015 at 16:57 comment added mevaqesh He has a tshuva cited in the popular book makings of a halachic decision where he says that a Rov who is fluent in Gaonic responsa is preferable to a Rav who "known how to learn" but doesnt know the Gaonim, because we can rely on the Geonim and however well this second rabbi knows how to learn, it isnt as well as the Gaonim.
Jan 29, 2015 at 8:21 comment added avi @mevaqesh Treating poskim as if they are judges and taking the best 2 out of 3, was discussed by the Ri Migash?
Jan 28, 2015 at 0:24 comment added mevaqesh Sorry but this isnt strictly correct. The trend of paskening based on poskim and not based on the gemara directly is discussed by the Ri Migash, was prevalent in the 15th century, before Shulchan Aruch. THe opposite is also true, later writers such as the Gra R. Moshe and the Chazon Ish sometimes brought proof dirctly from Gemara; not poskim.
Dec 9, 2013 at 19:03 comment added msh210 Correct, I didn't. Sorry.
Dec 9, 2013 at 14:09 comment added avi @msh210 did you not look at the link?
Dec 5, 2013 at 20:09 comment added msh210 Re your last few words: do you have a source for the rest of your answer?
Dec 4, 2013 at 16:15 history answered avi CC BY-SA 3.0