Mas, Alquran itu datangnya dari Allah, bukan bikinan manusia. Sains itu adalah hasil olah pikir manusia; bisa bener bisa salah. Kalau hari ini kita teriak-teriak Alquran sudah "meramalkan" suatu penemuan ilmiah, bagaimana kalau teori atau pengamatannya salah? Wong namanya juga bikinan manusia. Gimana kalau lima tahun lagi ada lagi yang berteori bahwa alam semesta itu ternyata tidak mengembang? Apa enggak lantas Alqurannya jadi ikut salah?
Saya enggak punya jawaban gimana baiknya. Buat saya, makanya agama itu disebut keyakinan, karena ia tidak butuh bukti. Andi ==================================================== > The expansion of the Universe is the most imposing discovery of > modern science. Today it is a firmly established concept and the only > debate centres around the way this is taking place. > It was first suggested by the general theory of relativity and is > backed up by physics in the examination of the galactic spectrum; the > regular movement towards the red section of their spectrum may be > explained by the distancing of one galaxy from another. Thus the size > of the Universe is probably constantly increasing and this increase > will become bigger the further away the galaxies are from us. The > speeds at which these celestial bodies are moving may, in the course > of this perpetual expansion, go from fractions of the speed of light > to speeds faster than this. > The following verse of the Qur'an (sura 51, verse 47) where God is > speaking, may perhaps be compared with modern ideas: "The heaven, We > have built it with power. Verily. We are expanding it." > 'Heaven' is the translation of the word sama' and this is exactly the ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi.4t.com *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Posting: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
