The Qur'an was a revelation from God.

Hello DDO! This is Taylor from Skeptics Ask, and welcome to this debate. I have agreed to debate the topic of - The Qur'an was a revelation from God. I will be taking the Con stance on this (saying that the Qur’an is the words of men) and for the sake of time I will simply post my two favorite arguments. I will start by laying down the foundations for the debate. Burden of Proof My opponent has the burden of proof of showing evidence that the Qur’an was a revelation from God. I however will have to give reasons why it is more likely that the Qur’an was made by men. For the Qur’an to be a revelation from God it cannot have any flaws or else we would have to assume that it was made by men. If there is a single flaw that the Con can point out that cannot be logically resolved by the Pro, then the Con should win. Contention 1: The Qur'an and the formation of sperm error. "Now let man but think from what he is created! He is created from a drop emitted-Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs," (Qur'an 86:5-7). At first reading of this Qur'anic verse, it is obvious that the error is that sperm comes from a man's chest. After all, the chest is "between the backbone and the ribs"? The abdomen is below the backbone and ribs, and the male testicles are far below that. This error is important because in Islam, if one thing in the Qur'an is false, then Islam is false. In Islam the Qur'an was supposedly transmitted directly to Muhammad from God through the angel Gabriel. Therefore, it cannot have even a single mistake. But, as you can see, it does. A drop The verse says that it is the "drop" that is emitted from the chest area. It is not referencing the testicles that descend from the abdominal area (not the chest). In addition, by definition, a drop is a small quantity of liquid that is separated from a larger body of liquid. Gravity acts upon it and it drops; hence, the term "drop". Drops are not in the human body. They are outside of it. Human blood flowing through the veins is not in drops, neither is the seminal fluid, which is emitted from the prostate, in drops. It is the seminal fluid that carries the sperm from the testicles as it exits the body that then forms drops. Therefore, what the Qur'anic verse is talking about is not the testicles, but the seminal fluid and sperm mixture that has left the body during sexual intercourse. It is the drop that the Qur'an says is formed from "between the backbone and the ribs. " This is an obvious and blatant error. Where do testicles form? "The testicle originally forms in the back of the abdominal cavity, similar to the position of the ovaries in girls. Near the end of pregnancy, the testis begins to descend to the scrotum. "1 "The testicles begin inside the abdominal cavity. "2. At seven months, "The testicles begin to move down from the abdomen into the scrotum. "3 "Normal testicular development begins at conception and the testicles first appear in the abdomen at about the level of the kidneys. "4 Even if it can be surmised that the testicles were formed in embryonic development in the very lower part of the chest area, it still does not solve the problem wherein the Qur'an states that man is formed from the drop that is emitted from between the backbones and the ribs. The drop, the liquid, is not formed in embryonic development and does not begin such development until the testicles begin to mature. This occurs after the birth of the baby and after the testicles have descended out of the body. Therefore, the Qur'an (also known as Quran and Koran) is incorrect in its statement that a person is formed from a drop that is emitted from between the backbone and the ribs. 1. The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: www. hmc. psu. edu/childrens/healthinfo/c/cryptorchidism. htm. 2. Penn State Children's Hospital: www. hmc. psu. edu/childrens/healthinfo/c/cryptorchidism. htm. 3. Allina Hospitals and Clinics: www. medformation. com/ac/crswa. nsf/file/crs-wha-obg_normal. fetal. growth. 4. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, . http://www.lij.edu.... Contention 2: The Qur’an says the Bible is not corrupt Torah - "We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers," (Sura 2:87).1 Psalms - "We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, andto David We gave the Psalms," (4:163). Gospel - "It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong)," (3:3). Also, "And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him:We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah," (5:46). We see that the Qu'ran states that the Torah, the Psalms, and the Gospel were all given by God. With this we Christians heartily agree. But, the Muslims claim that the Bible is corrupted and full of contradictions. If that is so, then it would seem they do not believe the Qu'ran since the Qu'ran says that the Word of God cannot be altered: "Rejected were the messengers before thee: with patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah. Already hast thou received some account of those messengers," (6:34). "The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfillment in truth and in justice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and knoweth all," (6:115). "For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity," (10:64). Now let’s compare gospels to the Qur’an Bible Qur'an Monotheistic, Trinitarian, (Matt. 28:19). Monotheistic (5:73; 112:1-4), denies the Trinity (5:73). Jesus is God (John 1:1, John 1:14, John 8:24, John 8:58) Jesus is not God (5:17, 75). Holy Spirit, 3rd person in the Godhead. He will bear witness of Jesus (John 14:26; 15:26). The Holy Spirit is the angel Gabriel (2:97; 16:102). Jesus was the Son of God (Mark 1:1). Jesus was not the Son of God (9:30). If Allah’s words cannot be changed then, then why are they so many key contradictions here? According to the Qur’an the Gospels were the words of God and they cannot be changed? If the words have been changed then the Qur’an is flawed and made by men, if they haven’t been changed then the Qur’am is still flawed due to the many contradictions.