Commentary for Chullin 22:30

וליחוש שמא במקום נקב קא שחיט

R'Ashi added: I put forward this argument to R'Kahana - others say: R'Kahana put forward this argument to R'Shimi - and he replied: perhaps the law is that where it is possible to ascertain the facts we must do so; it is only where it is impossible to ascertain the facts that we follow the majority.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'where (it is) possible, it is possible; where impossible, impossible'. Although in the cases previously quoted, it is true that the majority principle is adopted, it is not to be enlarged into a general principle, for in each of those cases it was impossible to ascertain the true facts; where, however, it is possible to do so one should not follow the majority.');">¹⁷</span>

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