[old_hat]

He knew what we'd understand and how we'd interpret these laws when he wrote it that way and left the wording exactly like this anyway. If he really didn't want people having Eruvs in their cities, he'd have defined walls and houses better.

All knowing by necessity means knowing about the loopholes we'd exploit, or he's not all knowing.

[wizofaus]

Yes well, by that argument anything we choose to do at all must be part of God's plan and hence Good™.

[fardo]

It’s more like a tie-breaker for religious rules disputes favoring personal and societal freedom: something like

“if you don’t have a clear example indicating how something’s bad, it’s probably Good Enough™ “