Can you give me a reason for why i should follow my rebbe against the majority of the rishonim?
Because your rebbe presumably also is aware of the rishonim. We don’t always pasken like a majority of rishonim.
Additionaly I think if you’d ask any Posek or for that matter any person whos learned in yeshiva for a while- whos opinion holds more weight: the Rambam, Rashis, Rabbeinu Yonahs or the 2nd opinion in the Meiri I have no doubt they’ll answer the former
1. Irrelevant. You should just ask them what the hashkafa is in this issue.
2. I didn’t look up the rest of the rishonim. I quoted the meiri because it nicely summed up the machlokes.
If you care to know what most of the rishonim hold, do some research. This maamar is quoted in several places- not only in avos.
Also I am sorry I came off arrogant, I was simply surprised that people when offering opinions on this subject don’t look at the tradtional sources.
Apology accepted.
I don’t think anyone was offering an opinion on this. We were simply noting the machlokes, and relying on our rebbeim as far as psak.