Maybe your al-qur'an doesn't make science so different from religion, but well, I do.
Scientific findings are never through assumptions, mate. Researches, trials and errors, applications, simulations, developments... but never assumptions. There is one thing you should know about human body. Every one of us has different level of immunity depending on: your own immune system, environmental condition in the place where you live in, precautions you have taken (such as vaccination you have taken, vitamins, healthy food you have consumed, etc) and also sanitation in relation to your day-to-day habit. Take away one factor and you will find different results. You cannot generalize human body and condition in relation to viral or bacterial diseases, therefore their immune level. You and your neighbors in kampung might live in relatively lower level of polluted area,and might be used to live in relatively un-sanitized environment, in which causing relatively higher immune system. But, if you give your 'precious' un-processed rain water to for example an american who used to drink bottled mineral water or tap water, they will definitely suffer from viral or bacterial diseases instantaneously. My point is, what you believe from your precious Qur'an was written almost fifteen hundred years ago when medical science had grown only that far. If you compare it to today's science, it would be ridiculous. Let's take for example a case in Batavia in the 18th century (way long after the writing of Qur'an). At that time the area of Batavia was only as big as what we know of the Kota area today. You know the river that flows along that area was used to be very clean. People drink the water directly from the source without boiling it first. And then it just happened so fast that no one ever remembered where it had started: Cholera and Dysentery epidemic. This of course was caused by poor sanitation. Indonesian, Dutch, Malay people, Arabs and Indians who lived in Batavia all got the epidemic for the exception of Chinese people. People believed that they were so strong and ever since the Dutch loved to employ them better than the other races. Yet, the reason was very simple. The Chinese in Batavia continued the tradition in their motherland: Drink tea instead of water. To drink tea, they need to boil water, thus their habit unexpectedly avoid them from the grave epidemic. We know now the Chinese were as strong as other races, not stronger, but they lived with a much better sanitation. On the 18th century, people didn't know that drinking clean water without boiling it could cause serious health threat. When you make a comparison, you should compare apple to apple, not apple to banana, mate. The qur'an is not wrong because when it was written, it must have compared an apple to an apple. People today must be very carefull in applying what's written in it because the comparison today, is not apple to apple anymore. Science has progressed vast and fast over the 1000 years, yet the contents of qur'an stays the same. If I may say, in relation to medical science regarding the cleanliness of rain water for human consumption (not animals), which is the issue of this topic in the first place, the qur'an is way outdated to be picked as a point of referrence. Simply saying it: it's a hilarious comparison. Therefore, like a Vulcan would say, illogical. I would prefer the word, irrelevant (cause I'm not a Vulcan). I still think that this 'religious' thing should be off the topic, though, cause I'm sure you or someone else would one day find it difficult to make a difference between what you believe and what you think you believe. And when the time comes, I guarantee you, you would feel insulted in a way. Everything is because religious point of view is too personal to be let out in the open for discussion. It becomes very subjective and very personal regardless of any topic you would want to discuss. Salam, Indie --- In [email protected], riz aircooled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Al-Quran tidak membedakan science dan religius. > > > Pernah coba minum air hujan dan anda langsung masuk rumah sakit karena mules..??? > Dijamin pasti sakit walah2...piye to iki asumsi tok > Saya tidak, anak2 kampung belakang rumah saya tidak juga... > > Apa Inggris tdk meneliti dahulu secara science sebelum menjadikan air hujan salah satu sumber air minum mereka...?? > > Wassalam > Herdi >
