Should Muhammad have known alcohol is amazing at killing germs?

[The Grand Nudger]

You'll never tire of threatening those around you with hellfire, will you Sheed?

[yukapuka]

They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.

That's interesting... Say - where does all the [sh*t in the brackets] come from? Is it in the Quran? 

Or are you just making sh*t up as you go along, so that your silly old book doesn't look like a selection of irrelevant and incoherent rantings, committed by some goat-f*ckers in the desert long time ago?

do you read back to yourself what you write?

if you remove the bracket it still stands the same "In them is great sin and benefit for people..."

it doesnt take away from it in any way

the brackets are there because from the arabic translation, they try to stay as closely as possible to the arabic , however if you might have guessed or thought, arabic grammar and english grammar aint the same

[ReptilianPeon]

once again you ought to do your research before you make statements or you will look foolish

the Quran says about Alcohol

They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.

So, what you're saying is: Hospitals should not benefit from being clean? I don't know about you, but where I'm from, people use alcoholic soap/gel because it's amoungst the best and cheapest ways to fight germs and alcohol is used for first aid too. Using alcoholic medical products has saved millions of lives over the years (the number isn't actually quantifiable, but I'm certain it's in millions) .

Second: Alcohol is cleaner than fossil fuels. It can help replace fossil fuels and save millions more lives. And the improved air quality will reduce respiratory problems - resulting in a higher quality of living for all. It is considered renewable (e.g. Ethanol) and it's relatively cheap to make.

Alcohol clearly has at least as many benefits, as it has saved millions of lives, as drawbacks, so spare me the lecture. The health of everyone would be better if only society used a bit more alcohol. It may seem ironic, but it really shouldn't be strange. Therefore, the verse is wrong. Gambling I disagree with so I'm not going to attempt to defend that.