Muhammad flew to heaven on a winged horse.

Outline I. Dismissal of my opponent's round one argument. II. Proving improbability of flying to heaven on a winged horse. A. Theory of gravity B. Creatures and machines that can fly versus a horse C. Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection make a winged horse improbable D. No evidence of Heaven III. Conclusion IV. Sources I. My opponent has relied solely upon religious doctrine to make her argument. This is not evidence nor is this a credible source of information. Therefore, I motion that my opponent's round 1 argument be dismissed. II. I will now make my counter argument. I cannot prove a negative, but I can prove that flying to heaven on a winged horse is extremely improbable. I will do so with evidence and science. A. Theory of gravity First and foremost is that the theory and law of gravity is widely accepted. [1] The Earth orbits the sun. [2]. In order to fly one must overcome the gravitational force known as gravity. That's why some animals can fly and others cannot. All known horses cannot fly without assistance of some kind. A horse can ride in an airplane, and would then be flying. Yet, there is no evidence that the winged horse in my opponent's round one argument used an airplane. Furthermore, the first airplane was developed by the Wright brothers. [3]. Which is 1903. In comparison Muhammad was born in 570. [4] To conclude this section, Muhammad could not have rode on a horse inside of an airplane, since the airplane was developed over 1,000 years after Muhammad's birth. B. Creatures and machines that can fly versus a horse Building on part A that only some creatures can over come gravity, here is a list of creatures and machines that can fly. Planes, helicopters, drones, birds, and insects. Note, none of these are horses nor resemble a horse. In fact, the only mammal that can fly is a bat. [5]. Since horses are mammals [6], and the only mammal that can fly is a bat, which is nothing like a horse, I conclude that a horse cannot fly without assistance. C. Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection make a winged horse extremely improbable Even if somehow a winged horse did evolve via genetic mutation, it would most likely become extinct. Such a mutation would most likely decrease the chances of such a horse surviving in the wild and reproducing. [7]. D. No evidence of Heaven Let's assume for a moment that winged horses do exist and can fly. How far would the horse have to fly? Where is Heaven? The Earth's atmosphere is divided into layers. [8]. These layers are called troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. Surely, the Islamic prophet would weigh some weight. How far would this horse have to carry its passenger? As the atmosphere grows thinner so does the oxygen. How would the two even breathe? No, this scenario is extremely improbable. Yet, a larger mystery remains. Where is heaven? We now have sophisticated technology to travel to the moon and beyond. The chances of the human race simply overlooking heaven are low. The chances of heaven, the destination of the Islamic prophet existing is very low. III. Conclusions The only logical conclusion that can be made is that it is extremely improbable for Muhammad to fly to heaven via a winged horse. Since the Pro side of the debate has thus far failed to provide evidence of any kind one can only side with Con, that Muhammad did not fly to heaven. Thank you for your time. IV. Sources 1. http://www.thehappyscientist.com... 2. http://time.com... 3. http://www.history.com... 4. https://www.al-islam.org... 5. http://www.kidzone.ws... 6. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com... 7. http://www.livescience.com... 8. http://www.nasa.gov... 9. http://www.windows2universe.org...