Stumbling block: evolution, Adam and Eve, age of earth (OP)
I have been studying various religions since losing faith in the religion in which I was raised (mormonism). At this point I don't believe in any thing. Nothing has persuaded me yet. But I have felt drawn to Islam and have studied a little Arabic and am now reading the Quran.
My big stumbling block to reverting to Islam is that science appears to be diametrically opposed to Islam as well as most other religions. Does Islam allow for a belief in evolution? My reading of the Quran so far leads me to believe that it teaches similar to the Genesis account of the origins of man, i.e., Adam and Eve, garden of Eden, etc. That would mean the earth is only about 6000 years old, no evolution of man, we didn't come out of Africa as shown by evidence of DNA, anthropology, etc.
Can I reconcile scientific evidence with Quran? Or does Islam take the same position on the origins of man as fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist Jews?
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[QUOTE][you might want to check out the site http://www.islam-guide.com . It's got some scientific miracles of the Quraan. I particularly like the one about thunder.
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