(May 7, 2020 at 8:55 pm)WinterHold Wrote:(May 7, 2020 at 7:07 pm)brewer Wrote: Then Mohammed's pov/perspective and accuracy is even more out of whack with the moon statement. The moon does not follow the sun. There are nights where the moon is not visible at all. (and not because of obstruction)
It doesn't speak about the special condition here; brewer. It speaks generally in an Analogous language.
(May 7, 2020 at 8:19 pm)Paleophyte Wrote: The sun shines during the day. Deepity. Except when it's cloudy.
Science when it's right.
A turn of phrase when it's wrong.
Talk about your cherry picking. I think I prefer my cherries picked another way. The Quran is clearly saying that "And by the day when it displays it" means that Allah's flashing you during the day. During the night he "covers it up." "And by the earth and He who spread it" rather speaks for itself in this context.
For the sun to be visible for us, we need 2 things: the sun light and the atmosphere. Both of these compose "the day". Without atmosphere, the sun will blind us before we even know it's there.
That if you want to take the scientific route.
An atmosphere is not required for the sun to be visible. The day would still happen if there was no atmosphere at all, so sunlight and atmosphere do not compose the day. Without atmosphere, the sun would not blind us (unless you are stupid enough to stare straight at it, which happens with an atmosphere as well)
You have no clue what you are talking about.
