RE: The Islamic prophet's foreknowledge of the Terfeziaceae's health benefits
July 2, 2021 at 8:51 pm
(July 2, 2021 at 8:37 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It wasn’t necessary to investigate, or even have knowledge of, the antimicrobial properties of truffle water, any more that a detailed knowledge of analgesia was necessary to observe that chewing willow bark alleviates toothache.
LostLocke is right - this isn’t so much a prophecy as an observation.
Boru
You don't get it. This remedy is not known as the literature on it is lacking until recent times. Plus, the prophet is clearly taking an unnecessary risk by mentioning that. This saying is better explained if he were a prophet than if he weren't.