quran is right in terms of science

. http://www.debate.org...Post # 88The first challenge issue by my opponent which I want to address is the following "FIRST OF ALL PROVIDE A VERSE WHICH STATES IT PREVENTS EARTH QUAKE. "In the Koran it states in Surah 16: 15 "AandHe hath cast into the earth firm hills that it quake not with you, and streams and roads that ye may find a way. " (1) I am not sure how my opponent interprets this, but what it seems to me in simple English is that the mountains shake not with the earth and people, or in other words Mountains stop earthquakes. But maybe I should also add that this is a view held by other Muslims as well, as can be seen in the ScienceIslam website where it states "Mountains also play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth. [Geological Concept of Mountains pp. 44-45]. They hinder the shaking of the earth. "(2)So while I am sure my opponent will try deny this, the fact is that this is what the verse means. The mountains will stop earthquakes. This is unscientific for two reasons (a) mountains do not stop earthquakes and (b) there are still earthquakes in the world. If the Koran was right, there would be no earthquakes. Then my opponent addresses the fact about Mountains as pegs in the Earth, which fix the crust. Or as my opponent puts it "So, the Qur"an"in very simple words"described the outward protrusion of mountains on the Earth"s surface, emphasized their great downward extensions within the Earth"s crust, and defined their exact role as pickets and means of fixation for that crust. " By this I gather my opponent means that it is mountains that fix the crust in place, is that saying that plate tectonics are not real? (3)Regardless, this statement about pegs is a gross misinterpretation of what is actually happening so let me elaborate. Now the concept of pegs of mountains is not wrong as this idea is put forward by some geologists to try explain the concept of mountains actually extending deep into the crust. (4) In this way these mountains would look like pegs, but this is just a descriptive way of explaining this depth that mountains extend. Also this implies that pegs are placed in the Earth (or mountains are placed in the Earth) which is not how mountains are formed. Or according to the Koran Surah 78: 6-7 "Have We not made the earth an expanse, And the high hills bulwarks? "(5)So how are mountains made according to the Koran then? I would assume from the verses that mountains are hammered as pegs into the Earth. However, mountains are not formed that way. Most mountains are formed by plate tectonics, or the rising, falling and shifting of the continental crust (see the figure). But a bigger problem for the Koran is that some mountains/hills are formed by erosion so they never had these "pegs" to begin with. Mountain formation source (6)I believe this argument has shown that the Koran makes highly inaccurate scientific explanation about mountains. But the Koran also makes other false claims about different sciences like cognition, where it tells you that only the frontal lobe of the Cerebrum (forelock) is involved in lying and sin. I hand the debate back to my opponent. (1) . http://skepticsannotatedbible.com...(2) . http://www.scienceislam.com...(3) . http://science.nationalgeographic.com...(4) . http://geoscience.wisc.edu...(5) . http://skepticsannotatedbible.com...(6) . http://www.rubyfalls.com...