From Atheism to Belief: A Journey to Islam in North America by Dr. Jeffrey Lang (Part 4/17)

From Atheism to Belief: A Journey to Islam in North America. This was the topic of a lecture delivered by Dr. Jeffrey Lang at McGill University on October 27, 2007.

Dr. Jeffrey Lang was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1954. He grew up in a Roman Catholic family but became atheist by the time he was 18. In the early 80s, however, he converted to Islam and since then, he has been an active and influential voice in Islamic Circles throughout America.

Dr. Lang is currently a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Kansas in the US.

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[AR333]

@adnan86pk Dialectic is one of the few ways to get closer to truth, and I'm sorry you don't know that.

[adnan86pk]

@AR333

listen to his story frm his own expression first.ul understand wht i am tryin to say here....n truth for some people always remain foolishness.....n if u still feel offended i take my words back cz i don want to go in a meaningless debate here

[AR333]

@adnan86pk That's not what you said before. Case in point:

"n he turned the page to find very next sentence statin tht for those who ask for signs, havnt God shown them already enough..this was his moment of truth.."

This is not open-mindedness, this is foolishness.

[adnan86pk]

@PAULOcbi

all u hav said here is just a repeat of previos conversations.which i have answerd.n i m sorry but u r takin greeks n romans a bit too good in their conceptions (n the muslims access to tht literature was after decades).wht muslims scientists improved upon is another thing.n they credited the works of greeks for the basis they provided,n thru levant n europe all u r sayin seems like mere speculation.PROBABLY IT WAS OR PROBABLY IT WASNT.

[adil115]

Haha these few comments I read about propoganda against the Muslim gold age, etc. You must hw retarded. Western hidtorins rarely ever awknowledge Muslim civilizations and innovation s, etc since recently. Millions of books made by Muslims were burned by the west. Stop spreading garbage. Muslims innovated the simple concept of algebra to what it is now. They didn't steal it. They innovated it, very big difference

[PAULOcbi]

@adnan86pk Muslims have been re-writing their own history forever. After Diophantus breached the science of Algebra in 200AD and the knowledge made its way to India Muslims invaded India Al-Khwarizmi translated Indian Sanskrit teachings of Algebra into Arabic and went on to tell the Muslim world he invented Algebra.This was believed by Muslims up until the RenaissanceEra. And many wars Muslims lose they claim they won,the Islamic world is one where dogma and propaganda reign over facts and truth

[PAULOcbi]

@adnan86pk havent read Quran since my 20`s at Brock U but Im aware the scientific descriptions are very vague and undeveloped concepts all of which were circulating throughout the Levant and Europe in the 6th century.Theres more science in an undergraduate biology text than Tanach,Gospel and Quran put together.All the fields of science from Medicine,Algebra,Engineering,P­hyschology etc. had already been breached by Greeks and Romans and then redacted by Muslims after Islamic colonization,

[adnan86pk]

@AR333

my perspectve might not match with urs.for me open mindedness is the ability to listen to the perspectives of others n analyze all available information whie separatin the biases of all parties involved, thinkin criticaly n then deciding on the solution of problem u hav.i m nt askin u or anyone to confirm or show naivety.neither does wht i said suggest tht.u r in control of ur own actions n thinkin.if u think u r open minded.go on.use tht ability n power.i only hav good wishes for u :)

[adnan86pk]

@PAULOcbi

n there r other phenomenons too.now plz don claim tht all those phenomenon were known in levants n torah n bible (alongwith wrong conception) n then still in Quran r mentioned those only which r recognized true by the prominent scientists.......thank you...u r makin my belief in my religion stronger

[adnan86pk]

@PAULOcbi

there r more than one verse n it is not referring to fertilization (if u r mentionin the verse in Surah Alaq) but the stage after fertilization.you also hav to look into the meanings of the word alaq.thts a very detailed arguement which u can easily look at net and arguements of Prof. Keith L. Moore n ther r many other respected scientists.ok lets say i believe u tht it was circulatin thru levant.did they also know earth was egg shaped n Sun is revolvin in orbit in its own motion.