There is a known saying written in many places, including the Zohar and Medrash Bereishis Rabba, that says: "God looked at the Torah and then made the world". What is the meaning of this saying? The explanations I heard from rabbis are:
The laws of nature are hinted in the Torah. But, as far as I can see, the Torah doesn't make any claims about laws of nature... this is not at all the topic of the Torah.
The Torah is like a "user manual" for the world - keeping the Torah laws is essential for the existence of the world. But, a user manual for a product is usually created after the product - not before... a producer usually doesn't look at a user manual to create the product.
So, what is the meaning of this saying?
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