Shak
March 28, 2014, 5:39pm
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Re: Religious miracles with possible scientific explanations
Ghost, by referring to Occam’s Razor, are you saying that the simplest explanation is that the stories are fabricated? But Muqawwee mentioned that when Sura-e-feel was revealed in Quran, people were still alive, yet no one questioned that miracle. Same thing about the split of the moon. When Sura-e-Qamar was added in Quran, people who witnessed that miracle were around. The history since Prophet Mohammed is very well recorded. The event during and just before the time of Prophet, that were recorded in Quran, would be challenged right away, if not by Sahaba, then at least by non-Muslims of Mecca or Medina.*
Philosophy, those were good examples that you listed. Something to think about.*
Pwner, why is it futile? BTW, I am not challenging those miracles, I am just saying that if similar event happen today, would we still call it miracle or do a scientific investigation and try to find a more plausible reason. After all, we did not say that Malaysian Airline flight was taken to Jannah by the angels. We did not give up and kept looking for the rational reasoning behind the disappearance of that plane.
Theorist, I am not saying that split happened because of gravitational lensing. I am just saying that theoretically, such act is possible, if a force powerful enough to bend the light is in the neighborhood. We first have to decide whether the split was an illusion, or really happened?*
Muzna, it could be a fun thread, *I agree.
PartySlims, no the inspiration is from the book “Physics of Star Trek”, both part 1 and 2. An excellent read for all you guys.*
Muqawee, I am not challenging the event, **all I am saying (as stated above) that if miracles happen today, will we take them as miracles or will we try to find a logical explanation for them?
If they happen now two things will happen:
a) People will say its fake
I can both happening at the same time. Those who will believe will believe, those who won’t will dismiss it.
It all comes down to belief. I don’t think Religion and Science answer each other, I agree with pwner on that. One is based on faith, the other is based on observation and hypothesis and, testing that hypothesis and seeing if it is valid or not. There is no room for faith in the second one.