Disagree, these were the same moulvis ( Although Hamza Yusuf is a very decent Maliki scholar, but has spent too much time in wahabi lands ) that first declared radios haram, then TV haram, then computers haram, then internet haram etc etc. Stop trying to blame others and external factors for your own weaknesses.
The point he raised is valid though. For example, Ramadan is a month where TV channels make most of the money so they have to put the best of their programs. How come the holiest month of Muslims is also the month where most of the TV is watched? Who taught our children to get addicted to junk food? Online addiction will affect the whole society not the Muslims only. People are spending most of their time watching useless videos or useless chat on the net. I was reading the FLOW book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He has written that the French use to search for lice in their friends' hair to pass time in the thirteenth century, and we have television and mobile now.Disagree, these were the same moulvis ( Although Hamza Yusuf is a very decent Maliki scholar, but has spent too much time in wahabi lands ) that first declared radios haram, then TV haram, then computers haram, then internet haram etc etc. Stop trying to blame others and external factors for your own weaknesses.
SO if nothing worthwhile was invented in the last 30 years, then would you prefer living in the 90s or now.The point he raised is valid though. For example, Ramadan is a month where TV channels make most of the money so they have to put the best of their programs. How come the holiest month of Muslims is also the month where most of the TV is watched? Who taught our children to get addicted to junk food? Online addiction will affect the whole society not the Muslims only. People are spending most of their time watching useless videos or useless chat on the net. I was reading the FLOW book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He has written that the French use to search for lice in their friends' hair to pass time in the thirteenth century, and we have television and mobile now.
The world is not moving forward because the current generation is wasting too much time. I give you an example. My grandfather was born in 1900. He passed away in 1991.
During his life of 91 years, what did he experience? Let me give you some examples.
1) People used to travel on horse carts when he was young then he saw the invention of the car, then a plane in his life.
2) He saw the invention of the TV.
3) Man landed on the moon in his lifetime.
4)Kidney transplant and dialysis became common.
5) Application of antibiotics became common.
6) Computers were invented.
7) Atom bomb was invented.
8) There used to be gas lights in the houses, electric lights became common.
9) Although the telephone was invented before his birth but became common in India in his lifetime
And was invented since my grandfather passed away in 1991, i.e 30 years
1) Internet
2) Mobile phones.
That's all?
My point is, something is wrong with the way we and the youngsters are spending most of their time. People using Whatsapp and Facebook to tell their mates how often they go to the bathroom and such discussion is taking most of the time. When they wake up they need to see their mobile phones.
Watch the above video and you will understand that most of the points Hamza Yusuf has made are quite valid for the current generation.
You are still not getting my point. The whole world we live in, changed in the 20th century due to the advancement and there is hardly any advancement in the last three decades. Should we be concerned? This is my point? Albert Einstein had said that identifying the problem is more important than finding a solution. We don't even care if there is a problem. Why the advancement from the world has stopped or has slowed down so much?SO if nothing worthwhile was invented in the last 30 years, then would you prefer living in the 90s or now.
No I am getting it very wellYou are still not getting my point.
Thats what you think. The problem is not with the world, the problem is with you, who stills compare yesterday with today. Todays day and age. Information is king and we have have developed leaps and bounds in that field and thats where the concentration of development will be.there is hardly any advancement in the last three decades.
You are still not getting my point. The whole world we live in, changed in the 20th century due to the advancement and there is hardly any advancement in the last three decades. Should we be concerned? This is my point? Albert Einstein had said that identifying the problem is more important than finding a solution. We don't even care if there is a problem. Why the advancement from the world has stopped or has slowed down so much?
You are really knowledgeable to say that there has been no advancement in the last 20 years. Do you live under a rock. A whole new paradigm shift has happened in these 20 years. We have seen a basic move from specialist fields to a systems approach to solving problems. Automation has given way to AI and machine learning. Engineering has got inextricably linked to medicine and so many other areas. Infact it is the most exciting time to live in where the rate of change of research and innovation has exploded. This has been supported by
No I am getting it very well
I just don't agree with with it at all.
Thats what you think. The problem is not with the world, the problem is with you, who stills compare yesterday with today. Todays day and age. Information is king and we have have developed leaps and bounds in that field and thats where the concentration of development will be.
All the while traditional development is also taking place, for example, we just flew an autonomous aircraft on another planet. We have live HD feed from another planet, we have photographed a black hole. Cars are 1000 times more safer than they were 30 years ago, we can clone living animals, grow human parts, print solid objects, we have more computing power in the palm of our hand than the entire space shuttle so on and so forth.
SO if you are going to be willfully blind, there is nothing I can do about it.
the market demand. Hubble telescope had a cost of 4 billion while a GSM receiver which is a greater technological marvel is available to everyone and for free.
I think it is the wrong forum for such a discussion.
I absolutely wasted my time discussing this topic in this forum.
I spoke about this topic i.e. Advancement in technology in the current era at the Macquarie university Sydney few weeks ago.
This is a common topic of discussion if you have been reading any science magazines.
Here is one of the links in support of my argument. I will not take part in this discussion any more.
Is Technological Progress Slowing Down?
Is technology growing or slowing? How can you tell? What are the pros and cons of too much technological innovation?readwrite.com
Don't start something if you can't finish it, as for the article, I can find you a dozen that say the opposite.I think it is the wrong forum for such a discussion.
I absolutely wasted my time discussing this topic in this forum.
I spoke about this topic i.e. Advancement in technology in the current era at the Macquarie university Sydney few weeks ago.
This is a common topic of discussion if you have been reading any science magazines.
Here is one of the links in support of my argument. I will not take part in this discussion any more.
Is Technological Progress Slowing Down?
Is technology growing or slowing? How can you tell? What are the pros and cons of too much technological innovation?readwrite.com
Thank you for your advice. By the way, you are very good at personal attacks.You just wasted a minute of my time reading an article by someone who provides consulting services on finance and marketing. My advice to you is to read and listen to the right people who are in the thick of things. Also people come to this world with a different set of skills. You should try to get skilled in a trade and not waste time on intellectual pursuits. Adios amigo!
Thank you for your advice. I am currently a lecturer at one of the top universities in Australia. I teach IT-related subjects.
As I wrote earlier, you are very good at personal attacks. You never miss any opportunity to insult people who think differently from you.Oh I apologize. You are right then. If there are more of you masquerading as teachers in 'Top Universities', fate of technological progress is bound to be doomed.
قران تو بہت ہی سادہ سی بات کہتا ہے کہ انسان کے بچے بن کے رہو جو کچھ ملا اور چند لوگ بننا نہیں چاہتےسب بکواس ہے
قرأن جو کہتا ہے کرو
بس
مسلمانوں کے سارے مسائل حل ہو جائیں گے۔
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As I wrote earlier, you are very good at personal attacks. You never miss any opportunity to insult people who think differently from you.
پاکستان میں صرف ایک قانون پاس ہو جاے تو سارے مسائل حل ہو جائیںقران تو بہت ہی سادہ سی بات کہتا ہے کہ انسان کے بچے بن کے رہو جو کچھ ملا اور چند لوگ بننا نہیں چاہتے