It is stated in the Medrash (Vayikroh Rabbah 4:6) that a gentile asked Rav Yehoshua ben Korcha, ‘It says in your Torah that the ruling goes in accordance with majority. We are the majority, so why don’t you worship idols like us?’
There have been many debates throughout history with the non-Jews bringing this claim that the Jews should follow the majority and be like them. Why are they wrong?
The Baal Shem of Mikolshtadt zy’a was recognized as a genius at a young age. The local landowner heard about the young prodigy and wanted to test him. He invited him to his palace, which consisted of many chambers and rooms, in order to determine if he could figure out where he was. He told all of his servants and guards to leave the palace so that the child would have to find him on his own, with no assistance from anyone else.
The boy came to the palace and did not know where the Poritz was. He looked around the palace and noticed that the curtain was only closed on one door. He understood that this was a sign that the Poritz was behind that door, and he was correct.
When he entered the Poritz’s room, the man asked him, ‘How did you find me so quickly?’
The boy explained how he found the Poritz and the man then asked, ‘What would you have done if my servants were here and they all tried to trick you by sending you to the different rooms?’
The boy said, ‘I would have went with the majority.’
The Poritz then exclaimed, ‘If it is true that you go after the majority, why are you a Jew? The Jews are the minority!’
The child wisely answered, ‘Once I saw you sitting in this room, I knew you were here. At that point, even if all of your servants claimed you were in a different room, I would not believe them. I do not go with the majority when it is obvious that they are wrong. Therefore, even though the Jews are the minority, since I know that Judaism is the clear truth, I have no doubts and I do not follow the majority.’