Commentary for Bava Metzia 118:3
חזר ואמר להם אם הלכה כמותי כותלי בית המדרש יוכיחו הטו כותלי בית המדרש ליפול גער בהם רבי יהושע אמר להם אם תלמידי חכמים מנצחים זה את זה בהלכה אתם מה טיבכם לא נפלו מפני כבודו של רבי יהושע ולא זקפו מפני כבודו של ר"א ועדיין מטין ועומדין
What did he mean by this? — Said R. Jeremiah: That the Torah had already been given at Mount Sinai; we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice, because Thou hast long since written in the Torah at Mount Sinai, After the majority must one incline.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXIII, 2, though the story is told in a legendary form, this is a remarkable assertion of the independence of human reasoning. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> R. Nathan met Elijah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It was believed that Elijah, who had never died, often appeared to the Rabbis. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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