Why is it a get out clause? Why can you not be man\woman enough to accept an explanation and provide a more mature and meaningful critique rather than statements like this which in my opinion does not add up to an intelligent discussion.
The current version of the Torah (Arabic
Taurat) is not the original and logically any reference to the creation of the universe would have been the same as the Qur'an. However those who changed the words in the Torah, who were unaware of the science at the time, chose to make these periods of time as earthly days and hence the hoohaa behind it. I have met some Christians who do now believe these 6 earthly days in the OT are longer periods of time. Jews, in my experience will not accept this.
There is no reference to 6 days in the NT.
As I have said already, the Qur'an is not the work of man but of God, but you are entitled to your opinion.
demonstrates he can't even manage single digit arithmetic to keep the story consistent.
If you look at my post, you will see that there are 6 periods not 8 as there is juxtaposition in one of the verses. I did explain this but again you do not give a sensible response by tackling what I am saying head on, but respond by saying
he can't even manage single digit arithmetic
which is not an intelligent answer. If you want to prove me wrong, then by all means do so, but there needs to some meaning behind what you say.
They skirt around any of the issues raised by rational analysis
I don't think I have skirted around anything. I have given a sensible answer to the verse, but you refuse to engage positively.
Just face it. Your religion is called a "faith" because it cannot sustain critical analysis. Don't waste your time trying to justify it in scientific terms because it doesn't have the substance to resist even a rudimentary review of its tenets.
But you have not done any critical analysis, if you had done we would get somewhere and come to some sort of conclusion. The example of 50,000 was to show that a Day in the Qur'an is not to be automatically be interpretated as an earthly day, although in most cases it does. Again you failed to grasp the purpose of providing this example.
Believe it if you will but don't expect any more respect than that afforded to other adults who believe in fairy tales.
Those whom Allaah (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeth their breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He maketh their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus doth Allaah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe.
Qur’an - Surah al-An`aam (The Cattle) 6:125
Sorry to hear about your wife Brian. I hope, that one day you will find the truth. I'm always happy to help. I may not succeed but I will certainly try. In the meantime you can read my unpublished book if you wish at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12953271/Islam-Pure-and-Simple
