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G‑d can do anything. He could even, as the Talmud puts it, “fit an elephant through the eye of a needle.”
So, how would He do it? Would He make the elephant smaller? Or would He expand the eye of the needle?
Neither. The elephant would remain big, the eye of the needle small. And He would fit the elephant through the eye of the needle.
Illogical? True. But logic is just another of His creations. He who created logic is permitted to transcend it.

Suva, Fiji Islands
It seems no matter which way 'the cookie crumbles' there are untied knots here, mysteries, are they meant to be pinned down? Torah is endless discovery. Which section of the Talmud is being referred to? I guess factual information is needed?
akron, oh
If someone sees a pink elephant and another one does not see the pink elephant, then one has a few choices. One might agree with seeing the pink elephant since it is so real to the other one and then communication by validation can take place. Or one can say you are sick and trust me the pink elephant is only in your imagination and this response will make the person crazier as they really see the pink elephant and are trying to prove their case.
So in our own illogical states, we have imaginary pink elephants that are not physically real. This is taking the leap to describe how we humans have already managed to put an elephant through a needle ourselves.
A Psych may say needless needles and get an elephant through the hole.
Hashem created people with mental illness. Hashem can do it physically.
As I understand it the gateway through the wall in many middle Eastern towns/cities was tall and narrow, and called a 'needle eye'. For a camel to pass through, it's load had to be taken off. So coming to G-d we unload our achievements etc in order to have access.
Calgary, Canada
Why would G-d create anything and disregard it?
To transcend something, and/or to go beyond something, is not the same thing as disregarding it.
Example: Einstein comparing his accomplishments to Newton. Mr. Einstein, when asked about it once said something to the effect of:
"Newton's theories are still good. I've just gone to the next level beyond them."
Btw, did you know, Rabbi Freeman, that Newton was fluent in Hebrew, and was among the first to explore the possibilities of 'codes' in the Torah?
New Haven, Ct.
Regards.
Potsdam, Germany