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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for laying to rest this whole ridiculous discussion on the Koran and embryology, and the countless back and forths on Dr. Moore.

Logic:

1. The Koran can be interpreted to have anticipated much of what we have later learned about embryology.

2. The rightness of the Koran and hadith about emryology was confirmed by a western doctor no one's heard of.

3.  Because the Koran is right on embryology everything else in it must be true.

4.  Because what the Koran says is true it must be the word of God and Islam is the one true religion.

The childish logic here is a reflection of the lack of critical thinking (and even discouragement of it) in Arab and Muslim educational curriculum today.

The further intellectually immature feature of this line of argument is the view that backing statements up with reams of quotes from anyone who sounds like he may authoritative makes the arguments more convincing.  Instead, of course, it weakens the argument, as it is an up front admission it doesn't stand on its own.

Oops! Posted to0 late meant to reference the earlier post, but our supporter of the Koran is the predictor of all we know about embryology intervened.

PP, please consider this discussion about embryology resolved.  And let's not get into the 40 days--that shows up every where in Semitic scriptures and is not specific to Islam.

Please tell us (briefly in a few sentences and with no quotes): I am a Muslim because....

All the arguments that have gone on in this thread in defense of Islam tell you all you need to know about the sate of intellectual thinking in Islam today.  How far it has declined from the days of A;Biruni and Ibn Tufayl!

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Oops! I was too slow as a comment intervened from the one who believes the Koran is true because it amazingly can be read to set forth the three stages of pregnancy centuries before Roe v. Wade!

Please let us consider this whole embryology issue closed.  And please let us not open a debate on 40 days unless it is a truly learned discussion on why 40 days is so ubiquitous in Semitic scripture.

Please tell us in a few brief sentences with no quotations the following:  I am a Muslim because....  [/quote]

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