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Earth like a Carpet?
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RE: Earth like a Carpet?
January 28, 2013 at 7:58 pm
I agree it's bullshit, but then again isn't every line in the Quran?

It's bad that a few words in a book can cause so much warfare between countries
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RE: Earth like a Carpet?
January 29, 2013 at 5:19 am
Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the Earth to an astonishing degree of accuracy in 240bce.

About 850 years before the quaran was written.

So any scientific "discoveries" the quaran might lay claim to can be safely ignored.
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RE: Earth like a Carpet?
January 29, 2013 at 6:45 am
(January 29, 2013 at 5:19 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the Earth to an astonishing degree of accuracy in 240bce.

About 850 years before the quaran was written.

So any scientific "discoveries" the quaran might lay claim to can be safely ignored.

Sure, but I think the Muslims' claim for a miracle here refers to the earth's crust - which is supposed to play the role of a carpet that someone spreads out to protect us from the hot, fluid inside of the earth. Like a carpet that you put on a rough surface to make it more comfortable to walk and to sit on. That's the point I think.

But you're right, even if the Quran stated that the earth's spherical shape was mentioned in it that would be no argument at all for the Greeks were ways earlier!
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RE: Earth like a Carpet?
January 29, 2013 at 7:51 am
This line is proof that the quaran predicted blackholes.....

And I swear by the stars' positions-and that is a mighty oath if you only knew. (Qur'an, 56:75-76)

True story........

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January 29, 2013 at 8:27 am (This post was last modified: January 29, 2013 at 8:27 am by Confused Ape.)
(January 28, 2013 at 6:37 pm)Rayaan Wrote: In addition to that, almost all the linguistic beauty of the Quran is lost in the process of translation as well. The unique choice of wordings, the syntax of the verse, the powerful rhythm of the passages, the complex metaphors and the layers of meanings that go well beyond the surface, and the manners of eloquence displayed by the Arabic, are virtually all destroyed. The Arabic language is an extremely rich and powerful language and it is simply not possible to convey in another language all the meanings that are conveyed in Arabic.

I've come across one or two sites where a few lines from the Quran are given translations with each word offering several English words with different shades of meaning. Even though one of my main interests is comparative religion I've only got a very superficial idea of what Islam is really about because I don't speak Arabic.





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Earth like a Carpet?
January 29, 2013 at 1:03 pm
(January 28, 2013 at 7:58 pm)HorribleOffensiveScouser91 Wrote: I agree it's bullshit, but then again isn't every line in the Quran?

It's bad that a few words in a book can cause so much warfare between countries

Would you mind to tell me why you think it's Bullshit? Just interested in your opinion!
Sure, there is a Lot of Bullshit in the Quran I guess...
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RE: Earth like a Carpet?
January 29, 2013 at 1:25 pm
(January 29, 2013 at 1:03 pm)katieMatt Wrote: Would you mind to tell me why you think it's Bullshit? Just interested in your opinion!
Sure, there is a Lot of Bullshit in the Quran I guess...

Enjoy.

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/index.htm
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Earth like a Carpet?
January 29, 2013 at 2:33 pm
(January 29, 2013 at 1:25 pm)cato123 Wrote:
(January 29, 2013 at 1:03 pm)katieMatt Wrote: Would you mind to tell me why you think it's Bullshit? Just interested in your opinion!
Sure, there is a Lot of Bullshit in the Quran I guess...

Enjoy.

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/index.htm

Ok, but I can't find anything referring to this article...
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