(January 17, 2020 at 5:06 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote:(January 17, 2020 at 5:49 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I don't understand your objection. #3 is a fact, you've said so throughout this thread. Many cultures do indeed attribute the ability to speak as a gift from the gods.
Boru
God "taught" people how to speak; parrots for example can mimic human voice, but I would never call them "taught" how to speak: rather "taught how to mimic".
The objection is why did Mohammed -peace be upon him- attribute such "simple human ability" to God? Obviously we weren't taught like parrots.
I think I understand. When the Quran says that God taught humans to speak, it is a true and holy statement and supportive of biological evolution. When an atheist says precisely the same thing, it is wrong and problematic. Thanks for clearing that up.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
