Midrash for Sanhedrin 122:6
רבים מכלל יחיד להקל על גופם ולהחמיר על ממונם
Hence the distinction is only in this respect, but in all other matters they are alike.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This refutes R. Joseph's distinction between an individual and a multitude. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 13:8) "Of the gods of the peoples around you, who are near to you or who are far from you": From what you know of (the inefficacy of the gods of) the near ones, you should know what the far ones are like.
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