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How often does Mufti Abu Layth change his views, and is that a weakness?

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How often does he change his views? Growth as the hallmark of intelligence

QuestionLive chat · questioner not identifiedAnswered 6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu LaythSegment 17 of 39 in the recording2021-04-06-S17

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Mufti Abu Layth changes his views when evidence is compelling and says developing one's opinions over life is a sign of intelligence, not weakness. He advises viewers to do the same.

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Asked how often he changes his views, Mufti Abu Layth says it depends on when information comes: if evidence is compelling it would be ignorant to refuse it out of stubbornness, and he inclines to whatever stands out as factual. He says critics who mock him for having changed his opinion have it backwards, since viewing things differently as one grows is the hallmark of intelligence. He describes the scholars whose views are fixed by twenty-five as an existence not worth having, says he sees himself at twenty-five as immature and expects to see his present self the same way in ten years, and advises viewers to investigate and develop their own views, comparing it with changing tastes in music, art or film. Asked about getting Lupe Fiasco on MindTrap, he says the rapper agreed the previous year but he postponed because of technical problems and then did not follow up, and that he will.

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How often do you find yourself changing views or opinions on subjects?

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Mufti Abu Layth says that when compelling evidence comes he changes his view, that developing one's opinions over life is a hallmark of intelligence, and he advises everyone to investigate and do the same.

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“I've changed views and opinions where I found counter evidence. I've investigated uh topics and research them. And I advise you all to do the same.”

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Um well said Mui. Well said. Hell yeah. Hell yeah. Saleem much love for the super chat. Yeah. You're doing it. Y you're doing it. So what's Miy how how often do you find yourself changing uh views or opinions on subjects? That's a good question.

1:36:01

You see it's like life isn't it? It depends when information comes to you and you you kind of see that okay this is uh you know to some extent it is it is compelling then it would be ignorant to refuse that just based on stubbornness.

1:36:25

So when that does come to you in that way, I you know if if I found evidence about something or found certain things that were quite I I find them to be quite strong, um I would defin naturally try to incline towards whatever stands out as factual. I wouldn't be stubborn on the fact that no but I never used to believe that before or I would try to go with what I see as as most possibly the truth whatever that is.

1:37:01

So yeah, and in fact that's interesting because some of these guys they, you know, they they use that to criticize me and that's so dumb. Like like just check that out. That's saying they say that haha he changed his view like like that's a dumb thing, [laughter] you know? That's proper like Neanderel talk, isn't it? like they go like

1:37:27

he's saying in life he had a different opinion later on. [laughter] What how do we color this in again? Is it do do we put the yellow and the green together or is it different this one? [laughter] You know that's that's the hallmark of intelligence that you yourself can view things in different light later on as you develop as you grow mentally as you grow intellectually that this is you know that's that's the sign of that like

1:38:06

imagine that imagine going through life like imagine reaching adulthood so let's say you're what 20 now 21 22 let's say I tell you But let's say 25. Yeah. 25. Most of these moolas or whatever by that age they've become mulvies. Yeah. Let's say you're 25. And now for the rest of your life, whatever view you've been taught now or learned never changes.

1:38:36

Never. Like you're you are just like basically your knowledge at 25 is where you are now with a few new different like different topic information. Like every topic you learn is forever static. [laughter] I would hate that existence. Honestly, I when I think back of me at 25, damn.

1:39:04

Like I I look back like thank god [laughter] thank god I developed and matured in thought because I mean you know like okay yeah you're you're an adult but you're still very kind of kidlike in your your thinking is very still like I now in hindsight I I see myself still very immature at 25.

1:39:31

I mean in 10 years time I may see this as immature but I'm glad that I see a journey of development like I've developed in thought. I've developed in in my way of thinking. I've changed views and opinions where I found counter evidence. I've investigated uh topics and research them. And I advise you all to do the same. Honestly imagine it.

1:39:56

To me that is an existence not worth having. Like that is not a life truly live. If you did not change and develop new opinions in life, that would just be so boring. It'd be like what the hell is the point of this? [laughter] Wow. That that would be like like just think of other topics like think of music or think of art or think of movies or think of genres.

1:40:26

Like surely where you are today, whoever you're watching this, 10 years ago, you had a different taste. Surely like 10 years, go back 15 years from today, 10 years, you probably like different types of music. You probably like different types of And this is part of your growth because it's part of your taste, your And to just be the same is, you know, you might as well just be a robot.

1:40:52

[laughter] But yeah, would can we get Lupe fiasco on mine trap? Inshallah, we have to. I have to chase that. You know, I had that's my bad. I had not chased up Lupe. He did when we he did message me last year and he said, "Let's do it." And that was initially my bad because I uh at that time I was having the technical issues.

1:41:22

If you remember, it was the first few batch of Minecraft that I'd done. So, I was I was having issues with the I had to change the PC. I had to change stuff. I had to change the whole setup. So, uh so I didn't want to get him on and it be very choppy and like poor quality and so because obviously Lupe is Lupe. So, I I said to him, "Look, we'll do it a little later on if that's okay.

1:41:47

I just want to make sure my equipment is good." And then when I did fix it up, I'd just been I'd totally kind of forgotten. And in between I did message, but that that's when the whole Black Lives Matter was going on and all of that. And he was very preoccupied uh right during those weeks and for those few months. And then after that, I've I've not chased it, but I will. I will absolutely.

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