What is your definition of factual accuracy? Kindly explain with some examples.
Samiya > On 01-Jul-2014, at 5:46 pm, Platonist Guitar Cowboy > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Platonist Guitar Cowboy >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 5:03 AM, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 1:31 AM, Platonist Guitar Cowboy >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I respect a possible god's creation more than thinking it somebody's job >>>>> to convert people. This makes god's magnificence, as you call it, very >>>>> small. I still have no idea of whether you see the blaspheme problem here >>>>> or not. PGC >>>> >>>> We agree that it is blasphemy to attribute to God or make statements on >>>> God's behalf what God hasn't stated. However, we also consider it >>>> blasphemy to deny God or God's communication, pretending that God hasn't >>>> sent any message, when God has indeed provided guidance for humans. >>> >>> I don't know this and I challenge you, the Quran, indeed anybody, to >>> provide convincing evidence. >> >> Okay, challenge the Quran... read it and see if it answers you with >> convincing evidence. > > But you have provided us with insights and the pleasure of some translations, > so I have been reading it, in an informal sense. > > You made the claim about factual accuracy of Quran, therefore burden of proof > lies with you. I don't know how factually accurate the Quran is, nor do I > understand your particular interpretation of this. > > >> >> >>> Your claim in this regard, could be the very blasphemy you speak of. >>> >>>> You seem to think that the Message is for a particular culture, I tell you >>>> its for all humanity from the Lord of the Worlds. >>> >>> Cultures compete. War is our collective history. >> >> That's besides the point. > > Not if you care about factual accuracy of history: You are saying our > cultural differences have no influence on religion/holy books/their > interpretation? > > If you consider this a fact... then why do people with cultural roots from > Western Europe tend to be Christian? Same question for other religions and > their regions. > >>> >>> If I grow up in Jewish or Christian background, this preselects me to be >>> more accessible to Jewish or Christian theology/books/interpretations than >>> to Quran. >>> >>> Ok, the Quran is for all culture; but then the Bible says the same. You >>> still avoid the question of "why the Quran above all other sacred books". >> >> Because it is the last in the series of revelations: the final revelation, >> and because it has been protected from changes. We Muslims are required to >> believe in all revelations, not just the Quran. Its an article of faith. And >> also because the prior scriptures foretell the coming of Prophet Muhammad. > > Those are not factual or rational reasons to answer the question: Why this > book, and not others? > > The book asserts a primary status. So why not ask this question? > >> >>> If this were a matter of personal religion, that would be private. But >>> since you want factual accuracy, and to tie scientific/rational approach to >>> Quran, the question is valid. Science, ability to doubt, question, and >>> strive for accuracy in facts and descriptions belongs to all of us, no >>> matter the religion. >> >> Agree > > That's refreshing to see. That you can intuit a place, where we can > talk/reason beyond religion and about it. PGC > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
