God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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seriousness with which his trick has been taken by
the entire body of western scientists, he was afraid
to own up, and his silence then perverted positive
thinking on evolution for several decades.
Human moods and passions are often to blame for
people turning a blind eye to the truth and falling a
prey to faulty reasoning. Love and hate, friendship
and hostility all have their influence on human
thinking. A man’s inability to be dispassionate, his
elation or depression, his triumph or despair, his
successes and frustrations all colour the quality of
his thought. Such fluctuations of mood, caprice and
wilfulness, can deflect the very best minds from the
truth.
The only one who is free of all such caprice and all
such limitations is the Almighty. That is why His
word is of an impeccable consistency.
BIBLICAL INCONSISTENCY
It is unfortunate that the same cannot be said for the
Bible, which, as a book of revelation was the
forerunner of the Quran. Initially the Bible was the
word of God, but in later years it suffered from