Peace Good Logic,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. However, I trust that you will respectfully allow me to share once again,
my strong disagreements with your views.
[1]My comments are respectfully shared in
blue italics"Now I believe life is only possible on Earth!!! Why? Because so far we have failed to find life being possible anywhere else ( from what little of the planets we have explored/studied....)."
This is a fantastic suggestion even though you have intimated that our exploration is extremely limited. Just because we haven’t explored every corner of the Universe (arguably impossible given the extent) and found life, this does not mean that life does not exist. Verse 42:29 is explicit and both brother Irfan and I (as well as possibly others) have accepted it at its word along with other inferences the Quran alludes to."Some could argue,may be there are other planets that could offer the same form of life as earth out there in our universe? I say Qoran implies the opposite! How?
GOD informs us that he created the "Samawat and the Earth" in six days(periods...), No mention of any other planet,only "Earth" even though many other planets exist."
The Quran was revealed to earthly creatures. That is the reference point. God has used many persuasive argument techniques to enlighten humans of their surroundings and His creation, particularly those they can relate to. It also appears that you have made an 'argument from silence' (argumentum ex silentio) which is a well recognised informal fallacy."Then the big chunk of the six periods (4 days/periods to be exact) is spent creating earth with all its materials that make life possible on it for us humans."
This does not preclude the possible fact that the same ‘4 periods’ were not used to create other habitable environments in other parts of the Universe. This could quite easily occur simultaneously [2]. Furthermore, it is an unnecessarily restrictive interpretation to infer a ‘habitable’ environment purely from the lens of humans. Even on planet Earth and deep within the depths of the sea there are extreme environments that would not be ‘habitable’ for humans but life arguably thrives there. Simply, life is adapted to cater for its surroundings. So what may be deemed as ‘poisonous’ / inhabitable for humans may have life created to thrive in that environment whether it is planet Earth or arguably, elsewhere in the Universe. "Now coming to (65:12) the clue to me is " Yatanazzalu al amru baynahunna...,litahlamu anna allaha ala kulli chaiin kadir"
I.e that you know... Is GOD implying there are other planets in our universe that are identical to our earth,however they lack the main thing which is "to support life for us"."
Once again respectfully, to support who? It appears once again, this is an extremely restrictive human-centric interpretation."Science will one day come to realise that GOD created only our earth specifically with life for our trial, even though the universe that goes with it is a symbol of GOD s power to show us HIS greatness and to confirm to us that His message to us is the truth."
You have now appeared to have presented your conclusion as ‘fact’ without any apparent warrant. Please see inductive fallacy.I agree with this view :
"God created six other planets that are identical to our Earth in our universe, although there is life only on our planet. Thus, the evolutionists will be shown that life did not just ``evolve'' on the planet because of its particular circumstances. GOD created it as well as all the universe for the sole purpose of our trial."
With respect, there is absolutely no conclusive support for this. Also it does not surprise me that you have quoted Dr Rashad Khalifa's view [3] as this theme generally appears to be found in the gist of your arguments and subsequent posts. I understand that I may not be able to convince you to see otherwise (and it is not my duty to persuade you of course). I do understand that you possibly see Dr Rashad Khalifa as the messenger of the covenant / an authority by Divine decree and that is indeed your prerogative. It does appear that the majority (if not all) of your arguments are geared around Rashad Khalifa's views. However, my comments are primarily shared for the benefit of other readers.
With respect as always. JosephREFERENCES:[1] Good Logic - QM Forum member,
http://quransmessage.com/forum/index.php?topic=1483.msg6773#msg6773[2] MY ILLUSTRATION - CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE IN SIX PERIODS. An illustration of the creation of the Heavens and the Earth in six periods with verse references:
http://quransmessage.com/charts%20and%20illustrations/six%20periods/six%20periods%20FM2.htm[3] KHALIFA, R. Quran - The Final Testament: Authorized English Version of the Original, Published by the United Community of Submitters, Page 2637, See footnote *65:12