In today's Lomdeha Seminar shiur (11/13/20) we took up the juicy question in the title, focusing primarily on the framework provided by the Rambam's explanation of "al tifnu el ha'elilim" and "lo sasuru acharei levavchem v'acharei eineichem." I won't spoil the answer with any teasers. Let's just say: it's not so simple!

מקורות:
רמב"ם – משנה תורה, הלכות יסודי התורה, הקדמה
רמב"ם – ספר המצוות, לא תעשה י
רמב"ם – ספר המצוות, לא תעשה מ"ז
רמב"ם – משנה תורה, הלכות עבודה זרה וחוקות הגוים פרק ב:א-ג
דברים יח:ט
רש"י - דברים יח:ט

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