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   > Science in Islam   
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   > Fact #1 - Origin of Life   
   > "And We (God) made every living thing from water. Will they not believe?"   
   > Quran 21:30   
   > Water is pointed out as the origin of all life. All living things are made   
   of cells and we now know that cells are mostly made of water. This was   
   discovered only after the invention of the microscope. In the deserts of   
   Arabia, it would be inconceivable    
   to think that someone would have guessed that all life came from water.   
      
      
   in the desert, anyone who failed to notice the link between water   
    and life was destined to become a corpse in short   
    order.   
      
      
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   > Fact #2 - Human Embryonic Development   
   > God speaks about the stages of man's embryonic development:   
   >   
   > "We (God) created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in   
   a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah   
   [leech, suspended thing, and blood clot], then We made the alaqah into a   
   mudghah [chewed substance]...   
   "   
   > Quran, 23:12-14   
   > The Arabic word "alaqah" has three meanings: a leech, a suspended thing and   
   a blood clot. "Mudghah" means a chewed substance. Embryology scientists have   
   observed that the usage of these terms in describing the formation of the   
   embryo is accurate and in    
   conformity with our current scientific understanding of the development   
   process.   
   >   
   > Little was known about the staging and classification of human embryos until   
   the twentieth century, which means that the descriptions of the human embryo   
   in the Quran cannot be based on scientific knowledge from the seventh century.   
      
   and since a human embryo  is neither a leech nor a blood clot nor   
    a chewed thing, the Quran isn't based on current science,   
    eìther.   
      
      
   Getting the occasional one "right" - after much massaging - hardly   
    demonstrates significant foreknowledge.   it's more akin to   
    choosing nothing but 'c' in a multiple choice test then crowing   
    about how many times 'c' was the correct answer... while ignoring   
    all the wrong answers,   
      
   This may be compelling to a theist, but not to a thinker.  Try again.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)