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Evolution or Intelligent design ?

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    good_logic
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    Peace pshorg.
    Quote Salaam to all and if you think the Qur'an accepts or allows for evolution, bring it on, I am ready to debate.

    Evolution is Divinely Controlled

    We learn from the Quran that evolution is a divinely designed fact

    Life began in water "From water we initiated all living things."

    Humans are not descendants of monkeys,however they had to undergo an evolution process "He started the creation of man from mud."

    Man created from "aged" mud "I am creating the human being from 'aged' clay."

    Evolution is possible only within a given same species.

    Peace.

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      Shalom Aleikhem,

      Well, that does not disprove evolution.

      No it doesn't, but my problem was how could God model life in a way that justifies racism?

      Oh, and by the way, "Preservation of Favored Races" does not stand in the title of the book as an indication/hint for advocating racism.

      "favored races" is interchangeable with "white" in this context

      At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace, the savage races throughout the world. At the same time the anthropomorphous apes ... will no doubt be exterminated. The break between man and his nearest allies will then be wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilized state, as we may hope, even than the Caucasian, and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as now between the Negro or Australian and the gorilla (Darwin 1887156).

      Salaam,
      I am sorry, but I have no mercy for such blatant ignorance on a topic like this. I have studied this topic for ten years now at least and I am sick of liberal Muslims (and many qur'an alone muslim) spouting this complete garbage

      lib?er?al
      adj.
      1.
      a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.

      just because you don't agree with it, doesn't mean it's garbage. I can see how someone may interpret the Qur'an to support evolution, or creationism, or both. The religious community has long been in the shadows of holy men, muslims are now breaking free from the status quo. That means we will have to listen to (not necessarily agree with) ideas that make us uncomfortable.

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        May I ask where you get all this from?

        Evolution is Divinely Controlled

        Proof?

        We learn from the Quran that evolution is a divinely designed fact Life began in water "From water we initiated all living things."

        If life started in water, it is not proof of evolution by random mutation and natural selection.

        Humans are not descendants of monkeys,however they had to undergo an evolution process "He started the creation of man from mud."

        The existence of mud does not prove the existence of monkeys or apes.

        Man created from "aged" mud "I am creating the human being from 'aged' clay."

        Proof? Process?

        Evolution is possible only within a given same species.

        Proof?

        Why do people simply assert without proof when discussing science on a religious forum?

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          hawk99
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          Peace,

          When the Quran says that all life came from water, it absolutely true.
          It is not for God to prove himself to science but for science to find out how
          and why God is correct.

          There are many points of view on the subject but the one that agrees
          with Quran is the correct answer.

          Scientist suggests life began in freshwater pond, not the ocean
          February 14, 2012 by Bob Yirka

          (PhysOrg.com) -- For most everyone alive today, it's almost a fundamental fact. Life began in the ocean and evolved into all of the different organisms that exist today. The idea that this could be wrong causes great discomfort, like discovering as an adult that you were adopted as a child. Nonetheless, a team of diverse scientists led by Armen Mulkidjanian is suggesting that very thing; instead of life beginning in deep thermal vents in the ocean, the prevailing view, they say it perhaps instead started in landlocked freshwater pools created by thermal vapor. Their theory is based, as they explain in their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, mostly on the idea that the sea is just too salty to provide the ideal conditions necessary to spur life into existence.

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          Mulkidjanian and his colleagues argue that in looking at the way cells are made today, it?s hard to imagine they got their start in water that was far saltier than it is now. They point out that cells in all living organisms have a much higher proportion of potassium to sodium, whereas the ocean is the reverse. Such high levels of salt would have made it difficult for cells to synthesize proteins, they say, making it extremely difficult for them the form into the molecular machines with strong walls seen today. Such thick walls would not have existed when cells were just starting to form, making it almost impossible for them to get started, grow and mature.

          In contrast, they say, the conditions found on land during the time period when life is believed to have started, was likely far more conducive. In addition to the existing pools of fresh water created by the condensation and cooling of geothermal vapor, there were the higher temperatures that are believed to have existed worldwide. In addition, they say that those pools of water, or mud, likely had many of the same ingredients found in modern cells phosphate ions, zinc, manganese and especially potassium. Thus the newly forming original cells would not have had to work hard to keep out harmful sodium ions. Also, to counter arguments that newly developing cells on land would be stopped in their tracks by harmful UV radiation from the sun, the team notes that both RNA and DNA have been shown to be stable under such exposure.

          Despite the team?s compelling arguments, there are likely to be many doubters, and rather than converting most in the scientific community, this new idea is likely to spark debate that will almost certainly continue for many years to come.

          Peace

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            good_logic
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            Peace StopS.

            Quote Why do people simply assert without proof when discussing science on a religious forum?

            Because "Qoran" is the ultimate proof. What Qoran says is also the absolute truth.

            Everything should be measured/checked by "Qoran" including Science.

            Peace.

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              THERE IS NO DICHOTOMY BETWEEN ISLAM AND SCIENCE

              There is no dichotomy between Islam and science because God is the creator of all things.
              If you were to ask a person that believes God exists "who created horses" they who reply,
              "God created horses." Therefore since biology is the science of life then all living things are created
              by God. Therefore if humans were created by God, therefore all of the human attributes were given
              to us by God therefore everything that a human can do or think was given to us by God.

              There are those who in the name of science attempt to prove that reality occured
              without God. These folks are basically non-believers using their faulty intellect to deny the
              existence of God.

              The problem of both science and religion has been the inability to understand the nature of existence.
              The answer to this DICHOTOMY is the marriage between the two and the Quran is the best
              source to bring the two together.

              (don't freak out when I use the term religion, it is a convient word denoting body of beliefs)

              Peace

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                Peace StopS.

                Quote Why do people simply assert without proof when discussing science on a religious forum?

                Because "Qoran" is the ultimate proof. What Qoran says is also the absolute truth.

                Everything should be measured/checked by "Qoran" including Science.

                Peace.

                So how do YOU reconcile the differences between the descriptions in the Koran and reality?

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                  Peace StopS.

                  If you are seeing differences, then your reality is a " mirage". Wishful thinking.

                  True reality is as described in Qoran.

                  Peace.

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                    hawk99
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                    Peace,

                    How about a sip of life?

                    http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtctQxn4eHM

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                      Peace StopS.

                      If you are seeing differences, then your reality is a " mirage". Wishful thinking.

                      True reality is as described in Qoran.

                      Peace.

                      So let's talk about what I understand to be examples for inaccurate descriptions in the Koran

                      1. Women are the default and men are generated from the female form. 41, 7189
                      2. Mountains are not pegs and don't stabilise anything. 1615, 786-7
                      3. There are no barriers between seas or salt and sweet water. 5519-20, 2553
                      4. Thunder requires lightning. 1313
                      5. Birds use Bernoulli and don't require super-natural help. 1679

                      Please show me where I obviously have misconceptions or where I need to re-translate my translation of the Koran.
                      If it is easier, consider a one-by-one approach.

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                        Peace,

                        There is a natural barrier between salt and fresh water if still because salt water is heavier.

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                          Peace,

                          There is a natural barrier between salt and fresh water if still because salt water is heavier.

                          Why do you constantly do this? Why don't you ask?
                          There is something called Google on your computer somewhere. Look for it and use it, as it saves you constantly being embarrassed by posting unresearched opinions of yours, which are mindless.

                          The underground boundary that separates the fresh water layer from the salt water is not a sharp boundary line. In reality, this boundary is a transition zone of brackish water (fresh/salt mixture). This is caused by seasonal fluctuations in rainfall, tidal action, and the amount of water being withdrawn either by humans or by natural discharge.

                          Fresh water has a density of 1.0 while salt water has a density of 1.025. From this, you can see that salt water is slightly heavier than fresh water. The ratio between the two is 4140. The formation of the Ghyben-Herzberg lens has a profound effect upon the availability of fresh water on an island. This principle essentially states that for every foot of ground water above sea level there are forty feet of fresh water below sea level! The mathematical formula for the fresh to salt water relationship is

                          hs = hf / es - ef

                          where hs is the depth of fresh water below sea level, hf is the depth of fresh water above sea level, es is the density of salt water, and ef is the density of fresh water. Using the common density figures for fresh and salt water the formula can thus be simplified into

                          hs = hf / .025

                          Understand that this applies only to fresh ground water that is sitting directly on an intruded body of salt water. It has no meaning on a large island where an inland body of ground water may be confined by layers and dikes of lava rock. On islands that are largely composed of dense lava rock, little if any salt water intrudes very far into the underlying rock structure. It is generally only in shoreline regions that salt water intrudes into the cracks, crevices, and loose rock spaces.

                          http//geography.about.com/library/misc/ucghyben.htm
                          http//www.scribd.com/doc/41653228/Refuting-Debunking-the-claim-made-in-Quran-that-Fresh-and-Salt-Water-do-not-mix

                          Conclusion

                          No, there is no barrier between salt water and fresh water.
                          There is nothing in the real world water masses which is forbidden to be passed.
                          The Koran in 2553 does NOT mention vertically stratified, still water. If I missed a verse mentioning a barrier in vertically stratified, still water, please let me know.

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                            Peace,

                            Why do you constantly do this? Why don't you ask?
                            There is something called Google on your computer somewhere. Look for it and use it, as it saves you constantly being embarrassed by posting unresearched opinions of yours, which are mindless.

                            Wrong again! You my friend are a liar, on that same google page you find the truth
                            but you choose to ignore it. I want an opology or I will put you in a cyber-headlock! )

                            The research was done by Dr. C.

                            Please watch video even tho you would never admit that you are wrong.

                            http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx3yNjd7jE0

                            Saltwater Stratification

                            We can even make layers out of salty water and freshwater! Salty water is more dense than fresh water because it has bits of salt in it.If we take some salt water and colour it blue with food colouring, and also some non-coloured freshwater, we can combine them to make layers.

                            We have to be very careful not to let the layers mix! Put the freshwater in a clear thin glass container (a test tube is ideal). Take a drinking straw and suck up the salt water so the straw is filled. cover the straw top with your thumb so no water escapes. Push the straw to the bottom of the test tube and then take your thumb off. You may want to carefully slowly and gently do this a few more times.

                            Earth Sciences

                            Is salt water heavier than fresh water?

                            Answer Yes, it is the reason is the salinity in the salt water makes it heavier. It makes it so heavy that it sinks and the fresh water gets pushed to the top.

                            Peace

                            O0

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                              StopS
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                              Wrong again! You my friend are a liar, on that same google page you find the truth but you choose to ignore it. I want an opology or I will put you in a cyber-headlock! )

                              Why do you constantly do this? Why don't you ask?
                              There is something called Google on your computer somewhere. Look for it and use it, as it saves you constantly being embarrassed by posting unresearched opinions of yours, which are mindless.

                              I also suggest that on top of using Google you calm down. It is not your fault because you are not a scientist. You are not used to accurate and precise wording. But if you want to discuss science and not religion, you need to adapt to the rules in science. In science there is no faith and no vague or ambiguous wording. You define what you are doing and lay out any assumptions or limitations. And if someone shows you an error you thank them and don't curse them.

                              Now instead of calling me ugly names (And do not insult one another and do not call each other by nicknames. 4911) you should ask. Why am I saying that barriers don't exist or what makes some phenomena look as though there are barriers?

                              The video clearly defines in the beginning that he is looking at saturated water and even explains what that is. Then he shows what happens when you mix fully saturated water with slightly salted water and we see the difference in density as a boundary layer develops. When he adds the fresh (unsalted) water he is unable to keep them separated as they mix so easily. You can easily check the very basic chemistry behind it and research this yourself. Just look for NaCl and H2O and you are on your way.

                              What I suggest you do is try and mix fresh, pure water (distilled water) with slightly salty water at home yourself and try to keep them separate. And THEN you may insult me.
                              FYI I have tried it

                              http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzmKv1xx_og
                              http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFy-QAVbbhA

                              Let me make this very clear so you can understand it it is theoretically possible under very specific circumstances to keep fresh water and salty water from mixing. But this almost never happens as the circumstances are so rare. The Koran does not mention these rare circumstances. The Koran makes a very general statement. I did not write it so there is no need to insult me for asking whether I have misconceptions or need to re-evaluate my understanding of a specific sentence. I am asking for the change of my understanding, not of reality.

                              There is something called Google on your computer somewhere. Look for it and use it, as it saves you constantly being embarrassed by posting unresearched opinions of yours, which are mindless. Do you get it now?

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                                hawk99
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                                1. Life on this planet is carbon based. Not water based. Just because our cells consist more than half of water does not mean we are "created from" water.

                                Peace,

                                How about a sip of life?

                                http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtctQxn4eHM

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                                  hawk99
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                                  Your desire is to be correct no matter the truth. Your hatred for God and the believers is evident, you are "blinded" by your rage and severe denial. This is high school science. Calm down and read.

                                  Saltwater Stratification

                                  We can even make layers out of salty water and freshwater! Salty water is more dense than fresh water because it has bits of salt in it.If we take some salt water and colour it blue with food colouring, and also some non-coloured freshwater, we can combine them to make layers.

                                  We have to be very careful not to let the layers mix! Put the freshwater in a clear thin glass container (a test tube is ideal). Take a drinking straw and suck up the salt water so the straw is filled. cover the straw top with your thumb so no water escapes. Push the straw to the bottom of the test tube and then take your thumb off. You may want to carefully slowly and gently do this a few more times.

                                  Earth Sciences

                                  Is salt water heavier than fresh water?

                                  Answer Yes, it is the reason is the salinity in the salt water makes it heavier. It makes it so heavy that it sinks and the fresh water gets pushed to the top.

                                  He is the One who merges the two seas; one is fresh and palatable, while the other is salty and undrinkable. And He separated them with a formidable, inviolable barrier.

                                  Peace O0

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                                    StopS
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                                    How about a sip of life?

                                    There is something called Google on your computer somewhere. Look for it and use it, as it saves you constantly being embarrassed by posting unresearched opinions of yours, which are mindless.

                                    I ignored the last time you made the same comment, but you don't want to learn, do you? Where in this video is there anything about life made by water or life made from water? Where in biology does it say anything about life being made from water? Where in biochemistry does anyone mention anything about life being made from water? Is life made from water? No!

                                    Use scientific literature and not YouTube, please, when it comes to science. Yes, there are great scientists on YouTube - but you first need to understand what they are on about.

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                                      StopS
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                                      Your desire is to be correct no matter the truth. Your hatred for God and the believers is evident, you are "blinded" by your rage and severe denial. This is high school science. Calm down and read.

                                      Saltwater Stratification

                                      We can even make layers out of salty water and freshwater! Salty water is more dense than fresh water because it has bits of salt in it.If we take some salt water and colour it blue with food colouring, and also some non-coloured freshwater, we can combine them to make layers.

                                      We have to be very careful not to let the layers mix! Put the freshwater in a clear thin glass container (a test tube is ideal). Take a drinking straw and suck up the salt water so the straw is filled. cover the straw top with your thumb so no water escapes. Push the straw to the bottom of the test tube and then take your thumb off. You may want to carefully slowly and gently do this a few more times.

                                      Earth Sciences

                                      Is salt water heavier than fresh water?

                                      Answer Yes, it is the reason is the salinity in the salt water makes it heavier. It makes it so heavy that it sinks and the fresh water gets pushed to the top.

                                      He is the One who merges the two seas; one is fresh and palatable, while the other is salty and undrinkable. And He separated them with a formidable, inviolable barrier.

                                      Please stop being childish. Yes, the truth is important for me. If the same does not apply to you then that is your problem.
                                      If you want to close your eyes to reality that is your problem. But don't expect others to do the same and apply wishful thinking in the real world.

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                                        Your hatred for God and the believers is evident, you are "blinded" by your rage and severe denial.

                                        How many times do I need to explain the same basic stuff to you? Why don't you learn? Why do you simply stick to your ignorance instead or asking yourself whether there just might be a grain of truth in what others are telling you?

                                        You CANNOT it is impossible futile a logical fallacy ridiculous stupid nonsensical idiotic moronic ignorant to accuse a person of hating something for which there is no evidence of its existence. Now read this sentence 100 times. What does it take for you to grasp this basic piece of information.

                                        And now you are seriously insulting me by lying. You are a liar if you assert that I hate Muslims! There is no proof for this at all. And yes, now I am angry. And I hate the stupidity that speaks here, only because you want the Koran to be right the way YOU decide. Well, it is not!

                                        I have added you as "ignore" and am no longer interested in your opinion.

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                                          Peace StopS.

                                          Here are your four points

                                          1. Women are the default and men are generated from the female form. 41, 7189
                                          2. Mountains are not pegs and don't stabilise anything. 1615, 786-7
                                          3. There are no barriers between seas or salt and sweet water. 5519-20, 2553
                                          4. Thunder requires lightning. 1313
                                          5. Birds use Bernoulli and don't require super-natural help. 1679

                                          1- What is default? God simply said He created the first being ,then made its "mate" from it to reproduce humans. You need male and female for reproduction?

                                          2-Go and ask the Geologists ? Simply you saying so has become fact? You are doing exactly what you have accused others of doing! You are not checking your facts! Which Google are you using?

                                          3- Again you are saying no! Some Scientists are saying yes? I personally believe God and He says there is!

                                          4-The thunder praises His glory, and so do the angels, out of reverence for Him. He sends the lightning bolts, which strike in accordance with His will. Yet, they argue about God, though His power is awesome.

                                          Where in the verse which I stated does it say thunder does not require lightning? You are imagining it says it!

                                          You are making up your own Qoran as you are going along?

                                          Peace.

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