How literally should we take the Qur'an ?

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That's a fact. Read the verse, "And We created from water every living thing" (21:30) for example. According to the biological classification known as the two-domain system, all living organisms are either:

..... living organisms are largely made of water.

This fact couldn't have been known by anyone in the prophet PBUH's time, and it could have been easily falsified. There is nothing left to say, this verse is a miracle.

"We created from water every living thing" = every living thing is largely water

The only miracle is why you have such low standards to believe in stupid shit, any why you have such a strong drive to reconcile this shit with what we know to be true.

Bold mine. You're obviously quoting me out of context, your blatant dishonesty above is the reason why you see (and many like you) a contradiction in every Qur'anic verse.

 It's enough for this verse to be plausibly considered a miracle, that every living organism is composed of water. Read again: every organism. This information is not available to anybody, even now, if they don't have the suitable equipment.

Because he thinks that, back then, this was not known to humanity, unless it was handed down from a higher power.

The fact that bacteria and eukaryotic cells (which are the only two domains of life) contain water was obviously not known to humanity. And it's not knowable by reasoning alone that all lifeforms are made of water. You need knowledge of modern cell biology and lab equipment for that.

As if populations didn't gather around bodies of water for a reason during the previous thousands of years. As if ancient Greeks didn't already postulate that water was key to life.

The ancient greeks also believed that the four classical elements explain all existence. 

Populations gathering around water just means that.. they were gathering around water, not that they claimed every lifeform is composed of water.

Do you want to share any more moronic statements ?

'water is the source of all life'
attributed to Thales of Miletus (624-546 BC)

Check your sources, Thales claimed that everything originates from water, not just lifeforms. He thought water changes into fire, air and fire.

You can see that the Islamic prophet was more careful and knowledgeable than you , a guy with an internet connexion living in the 21st century, with unlimited access to any information, when he purportedly made up the Qur'an from greek sources.. lol.