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Will religious dogmatism ever disappear?

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Will dogmatism die? Keeping the voice of reason alive

QuestionLive chat · questioner not identifiedAnswered 13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Segment 30 of 50 in the recording2021-04-13-S30

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No: Mufti Abu Layth says dogmatism is built into institutional religion and will survive, so his aim is to keep the voice of reason alive as a choice.

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Asked what he would do with his life once the Salafis are gone, Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think dogmatism will go, because institutionalised religion has dogmatism in its very bones and has survived very well. He says the problem has been that the voice of reason was almost entirely absent or drowned out and is now coming back to life. His fight, he says, is not to end dogmatism, which may never happen, but to ensure the voice of reason is also alive so that people can choose.

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Once the Salafis are gone, what would the Mufti do with his life?

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Mufti Abu Layth says dogmatism will not disappear because it is built into institutionalised religion, and that his aim is not to end it but to keep the voice of reason alive so that people can choose.

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“i don't feel dogmatism will go i don't feel it will unfortunately because religion with a capital r an institutionalized religion has dogmatism in its very bones”

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once the selfies are gone what would musti do with his life shook him for the super chat uh you see i don't feel dogmatism will go i don't feel it will unfortunately because religion with a capital r an institutionalized religion

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has dogmatism in its very bones okay to survive and it's done a hell of a good job surviving the problem has been that the voice of reason has been entirely absent almost or drowned and recently it's starting to come back to life so i don't feel dogmatism will die but i feel and i'm you know that's not what i'm trying to do because i think that may never happen that's not my fight my fight is to ensure that the voice of reason two is also alive so people can choose

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that's all yes musty look drained yeah i i i told you that i you know these past from the weekend i wasn't feeling too well and i kind of just been trying to rest it out and today i did have some life back in me so i went to the gym but my whole schedule was on its head and so yeah i was a bit rinsed and then i was kind of dazed so yep well spotted well spotted elias are from yeah but you

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, April 13). Will religious dogmatism ever disappear? [Video, segment 2021-04-13-S30, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/30/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2021. "Will religious dogmatism ever disappear?" Video, segment 2021-04-13-S30, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded April 13, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/30/

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  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Will religious dogmatism ever disappear?}},
  year = {2021},
  month = {4},
  date = {2021-04-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/30/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/30/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2021-04-13-S30, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
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