(August 16, 2014 at 9:25 am)abtaylor Wrote: This is their basis for believing in Islam. (Also I should include how they both live in countries where if you denounce Islam or say you don't believe in it, they can basically put you to death. But, that's a different story)
No, that's not true. Their basis for believing it is that they were told it was true when they were young enough to trust everything their parents told them, and now there are strong psychological, cultural, and legal incentives to continue believing. That whole notion that the Koran is highly scientific is just something they bust out to silence the skeptics because they know that saying "I was told this when I was two! It must be true!" or "They'll kill you if you don't believe it! It must be true!" aren't actually compelling arguments.
