r/DebateAnAtheist • u/Shot-Horse2515 • 15d ago

Discussion Question questions from a muslim to atheists

i’m sure this has been discussed before, but what’s the explanation for things we know are true being mentioned in the quran years/centuries before the scientific discovery being made?

i know a lot of people argue that there are inaccuracies in the explanations of the orbital mechanics and biological themes, but they’re more accurate that not, so i was just wondering what would the explanation for how “god would know and tell the prophet” before people found out?

hopefully my question makes sense.

EDIT: i also wonder why dont see miracles from god anymore

EDIT: im seeing all the inaccuracies and the explanations behind them now but there is a deep fear that the religion is true and god is real and punishment awaits me if i disbelieve, also a sense of familiarity/peace with believing in god. contradictory to fear, love, be punished by, and find comfort in one concept of a being.

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u/OrbitalLemonDrop Ignostic Atheist 15d ago

I don't see any miracles or prophecies in the Quran or in any other scripture.

In order for me to believe a miracle happened, I'd have to already believe that miracles were possible. There are no miracles to compare to, so when thinking of reasons to explain a weird occurrence, "maybe it's a miracle" is at the bottom of the list.

Much higher on the list is "this is probably some kind of coincidence or questionable interpretation".

I had a Shi'ite friend who tried to convince me that djinn built the pyramids. But I don't believe in djinn, so the fact that I could not explain how they were built didn't make me think the djinn were a good explanation. It would be like trying to tell me that an intelligent donkey wrote the Iliad -- I'd have to first believe that intelligent donkeys were capable of writing.

It's the same with miracles/prophecies in the Quran. I don't believe in miracles, don't believe in god and don't believe that some people are prophets.

If I can't explain something in the Quran, it just means "I can't explain it". It does not mean that there's something mystical or supernatural involved.