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Essentially, all prohibitions are pushed aside when threatened with death, except for three notable exceptions: Idolatry, Adultery, and Murder.
Here are some possible suggestions why it would be permitted to create the Golden Calf (under threat of death):
Facilitating idolatry is not Idolatry
Ahron himself did not serve the idols, but facilitated the Jews to ...
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