(November 30, 2019 at 7:58 am)Klorophyll Wrote: I think you missed the point of the argument, the Qur'an isn't [just] the most eloquent piece of Arabic literature, it also challenged everybody else to come up with something comparable. Also, Muhammad didn't show up out of nowhere and told the arab clans : look at my 600+ pages eloquent book of epic proportions, because in which case one can simply say he took dozens of years preparing and polishing the book with the help of the most talented linguists etc. the words were uttered almost spontaneously by Muhammad according to the situation.You know, this claim always puzzles me. Even from the point of view of literary criticism, it is poorly written by any standard.
(November 30, 2019 at 7:58 am)Klorophyll Wrote: The bottom line is that the way the Qur'an came into being cannot be explained (unless you have a reasonable explanation) by natural events.Sure. Some blokes wrote some stuff many centuries ago. So did plenty of other blokes. End of story.