Commentary for Shabbat 144:6

אלא מאהבה ומיראה הניחא לאביי דאמר חייב אלא לרבא דאמר פטור מאי איכא למימר אלא באומר מותר משא"כ בשבת דפטור לגמרי

now this agrees with Abaye's view that a penalty is incurred;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Sanh. 61b. ');">¹⁰</span> but on Raba's view that there is no culpability, what can you say? Rather it must refer to one who thinks that it [sc. idolatry] is permitted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., if he was brought up among heathens. Since he has never known of any prohibition, it is regarded not only as unwitting but as unintentional too. ');">¹¹</span>

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