That article is absurd, in the completely false way it tries to apply probability theory, in how it assigns random values to items and then pretends they're correct, and in several other claims it makes.
I also have a problem with how it does not give references for any part of the Qur'an to back up what it says the book says, since that means I can't check it myself and find out if they're horribly misrepresenting it.
Further, I expect that the Qur'an makes miracle claims. Those by themselves would show that it is not scientifically accurate; they are in direct contradiction with reality.
Sure, sure, if it was a guess it could have been any shape (there are a lot more than 30 shapes -- in fact, the number is infinite -- so here is just one instance of the article using made-up numbers). However, it's possible to work out that it's near-spherical, and people had long before the Qur'an was written. No guessing at wild improbabilities needed.
First off, Living things are not made of water.
Even if they were, The Qur'an could have said that they were made of gold and been just about as right (well, that is, not right, but still), since we do contain a little bit of gold. It could have said that we are made of hydrogen (not that that element was known at the time), and since hydrogen is part of water it'd be as correct as saying we're made of water. It's also unfair to say that it could have said living things were made of stone, since it's pretty obvious that they're not. That item and many many others like it can be ruled out instantly by knowing a tiny bit about the body.
I also have a problem with how it does not give references for any part of the Qur'an to back up what it says the book says, since that means I can't check it myself and find out if they're horribly misrepresenting it.
Further, I expect that the Qur'an makes miracle claims. Those by themselves would show that it is not scientifically accurate; they are in direct contradiction with reality.
Quote:At the time when the Qur’an was revealed, people thought the world was flat, there are several other options for the shape of the earth. It could be triangular, it could be quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, spherical, etc. Lets assume there are about 30 different options for the shape of the earth. The Qur’an rightly says it is spherical, if it was a guess the chances of the guess being correct is 1/30.
Sure, sure, if it was a guess it could have been any shape (there are a lot more than 30 shapes -- in fact, the number is infinite -- so here is just one instance of the article using made-up numbers). However, it's possible to work out that it's near-spherical, and people had long before the Qur'an was written. No guessing at wild improbabilities needed.
Quote:Further, the Qur’an also mentions every living thing is made of water. Every living thing can be made up of either wood, stone, copper, aluminum, steel, silver, gold, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, oil, water, cement, concrete, etc. The options are say about 10,000. The Qur’an rightly says that everything is made up of water. If it is a guess, the chances that it will be correct is 1/10,000
First off, Living things are not made of water.
Even if they were, The Qur'an could have said that they were made of gold and been just about as right (well, that is, not right, but still), since we do contain a little bit of gold. It could have said that we are made of hydrogen (not that that element was known at the time), and since hydrogen is part of water it'd be as correct as saying we're made of water. It's also unfair to say that it could have said living things were made of stone, since it's pretty obvious that they're not. That item and many many others like it can be ruled out instantly by knowing a tiny bit about the body.
Ponders too much; thinks too little.
