Apparently you are too stubborn to go back and read my post, so here i'll re-post it here for you.
You are not being rational but rather stubborn in your ignorance of science. let me say it again bro, science is limited to the point humans have advanced. By science just as you can't say there is life out there, so too you can't say there is no life out there. The absence of proof does not equal proof in itself. So quit relying on your science if you can't even rely on it 100%. As for life being out there from an islamic stand point, READ the above verses and ponder over them, in fact go talk to a scholar instead since your so "scientific" about it. As for the eman and arrogant remark, you're eman and islam comes in jeopardy when you ignorantly and stubbornly hold onto your views without look at the facts before (quranic verses). But if you want to call someone arrogant cuz they are advising you to leave the subject alone lest you hurt your Islam because of your blind ignorance and reliance on imperfect science than there's not much to say.
Sure, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. But why should I believe that life exists out there, from a scientific point of view? I cannot have personal biases. My belief in lack of existence intelligent beings is based on lack of evidence. If someone wants to believe that such beings exist even if evidence does not exist, its their call. But I wont let them call their belief more logical than mine.
NOW. A Big Now.
From Quranic perspective, the verses you quoted are:
""And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and t
he living creatures He has scattered through them." (42.29)
And: "The seven heavens and the earth, and
beings therein, declare his glory." (17:44)
These verses indicate that there is life in some form or other planets in the galaxies. Until scientific means become more sophisticated to make this discovery, this Quranic statement will remain an unfulfilled prophecy."
I never denied those verses, audubillah. But do you think that the bolded parts could ONLY refer to humans? Or maybe to angels? What indication is there that those bolded parts REFER to living beings aside from humans? Maybe those bolded parts refer to bacteria on Earth! But what is there to convince me that such things CAN exist elsewhere in the universe? I believe that Allah swt can do it but I am not so sure if I can believe in that since evidence does not exist. My belief will be WITHOUT any reasonable proof. Since belief in these beings is NOT part of 6 pillars of faith of Islam, why SHOULD I believe in them? More importantly, why should I have the same belief as my atheist kaafir astronomy professor? She believes, and MANY other kaafir scientists too, that life, perhaps intelligent life, exists in this universe. Why should I share their belief when they have no proof for it?
And I have no personal grudge against you bro. I like many of your posts and share same ideas. But this one I think we differ.
