(June 4, 2012 at 12:09 am)padraic Wrote: I don't know of anyone remotely interested in trying to prove a negative and have never actually run across anyone who has managed to do so.
Well for whatever reason many Muslims have strong belief in their religion, I was one of them. To me, finding logical problems, would be a step to seek the truth of whether it was false or true. I didn't actually want to seek logical errors, it's just that when I came across them, I found no solution.
Quote:You have disproved nothing.
How so? If there are logical contradictions or problems in the Quran, and I point them out, how haven't I disproved Islam?
Quote:The reason I am not interested is because I am an agnostic atheist. I make no claims, I assert only "I do not believe". It is up to the person making the claim to provide proof,not to me to disprove their claim.
Muslims provide proofs for their claims. It's another thing if it's a valid argument. They feel they are.
If the Quran argument (it's unique, hence divine) is not a convincing argument, then it's proven false, because it can't be set up on something that is not a proof and claim it's a proof.
Therefore it makes no sense to sit on the fence. A lot of people believe in the Quran argument and become Muslims. A lot of people don't.
The Muslims can look at those not convinced as being insincere to the truth.
Therefore providing objective evidence that Quran is not true can be useful for an agnostic towards Islam or a disbeliever in Islam that is not sure it's wrong.
People can also find interest so they can prove to people they know are Muslims.
