Atheos Allahu Akbar!

The Qu'ran is the Word of Allah as revealed to Muhammad.

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The Qu'ran is the perfect book. It contains all answers to every question.

Does it tell us the cure for bladder cancer? What about the solution to Goldbach’s Conjecture?

How were you able to conclude that the Qu'ran is perfect? Is there some standard of perfection in which to compare?

Such as killing your daughter for being raped?

Such as stoning to death those who don't believe?

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You don't understand the Qu'ran because you must first understand Arabic to truly grasp it.

Are you saying the central concepts in the Qu'ran literally cannot be translated into other languages?

I don't have to read it in Arabic to be sure of its falsity.

We don’t read the Bible in Hebrew, but we understand it.

Do you misunderstand what Jesus said because you don't speak Aramaic?

Then why can't we ask someone who's fluent in both Arabic & English?

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The Qu'ran has many scientific predictions about the nature of the universe & its origins, like the big bang theory.

Ideas don’t deserve dignity. People do.

It’s just clerics re-interpreting verses to make it look like the Qu'ran had any relevant predictions.

Are there any predictions in the Qu'ran that conflict with the scientific findings?

How are these predictions considered scientifically sound by the modern science community?

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There are 1.8 billion Muslims in the world & it’s the fastest growing religion. Surely they can't all be wrong?

Plenty of people think Elvis is still alive!

Do you believe that the majority is always right? Would you still have faith if Islam was in the minority?

What’s so bad about an entire culture being incorrect about the nature of reality?

Millions of people thought the earth was flat, & they were all wrong, yes?

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Muhammad is the last prophet of Allah, & He encompasses all the teachings of previous religions. That’s why Islam is the one true religion.

Is there anything outside the Qu'ran that can help validate that claim?

Is there anything in the Qu'ran or Hadiths about Odin or Krishna?

Joseph Smith claimed to be a prophet 1,000 years after Muhammed. So you're just wrong!

Well that’s clearly not true. If so, then Christianity says Jesus was the Messiah, so there were no more prophets after him.

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Humans in their current form were created by God. Evolution only applies to Jewish people, since God smote them & turned them into apes.

What if you were presented with evidence showing there are no biological differences between Jews & other people?

Fossils of human ancestors are found all over the world, & not only the Middle East where the Jewish people lived in those times.

So you’re willing to admit that evolution is to some extent true?

That would mean that some number of humans evolved from apes to Homo-sapiens in only 7 thousand years.

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Sharia Law is a way of life & one of the oldest judicial systems still practiced to date. That’s why it should be universally adopted.

The law is a reflection of a timeless truth of eternal goodness.

What about cutting off thieves hands? Or having child brides?

What about the Code of Hammurabi, which is an older system? Shouldn't it be universally adopted instead?

In what way is Sharia Law more effective or fair than other judicial systems?

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Salah (Islamic prayer) has many physical & mental benefits. It's the best way to connect to Allah. It's beneficial for all people to adapt.

How do you know that the physical benefits come from submission to Allah?

What if an infidel mimicked the physical motions of Salah without believing any supernatural stuff?

Buddhist meditation is linked to many health benefits, does that validate their spiritual claims?

Why not just do Yoga?

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The Qu'ran has healing qualities. It helps a lot of people with physical & mental ailments.

Is there anything else that could have caused the healings?

If the Qu'ran has healing qualities why hasn't it been adapted by mainstream medicine?

It's all placebo.

Did the Qu'ran ever heal you?

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I choose to follow the Hadiths (Muhammad's teachings) because it tells us how men & women should live to fulfill Allah's will.

Well I chose to follow the life of Spider-Man!

What if those teachings were meant for only that time? The dynamics of gender changed drastically since 1400 years ago.

Is there only one specific way men & women should behave?

Are you not able to use those teachings in a secular way?

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Inventions like the computer were predicted in the Qu'ran. How can you deny a book that has information like that?

Did the Qu'ran talk about CPU & operating software?

These verses are clearly meant to be interpreted as anything you want them to be.

If the Qu'ran is all knowing, why didn't it contain blueprints for such devices as opposed to just predictions for them?

How do you know this is not some other invention that humans are yet to create?

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The Qu'ran is the perfect book because the opening verse says, “This is the Book about which there is no doubt”.

If some mechanic says he's the best mechanic in the world, would you believe him?

What would it take for you to doubt something in the Qu'ran?

What do you mean by 'perfect'?

The Christian Bible says, “In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, & the Word was God.” The Qu'ran is not special.

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Miracles are transient. That's why there's no evidence for them. If they were permanent, they'd be considered natural phenomena, not miracles.

How do you know that these miracles were performed by Allah & not other deities?

That's very convenient for you isn't it.

Why are miracles transient?

Then how do you differentiate an actual miracle from the claim of a miracle?

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Islam is innate belief, everyone is born Muslim until they stray away from it.

That's just false. Everyone is born with a blank slate. You program those beliefs into children as they grow up.

Were people before Muhammad's time born Muslim as well? What about Buddhists or Jews?

I was born an atheist, not Muslim.

Is being Muslim something that you can show me on a randomly selected newborn?

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How could prophet Muhammad be a false prophet when he was prophesied in the Bible 600 years before his time?

How do you know that this was about Muhammad, & not some other prophet?

Yeah, I don’t trust the bible either.

Does that mean that the Bible is just as infallible as the Qu'ran?

This statement only works if you actually believe that Muhammad is actually a prophet. Which I don't.

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Islam promotes a moderate life style. Which allows you to enjoy life, as well as the afterlife.

Can't you enjoy a moderate lifestyle without submission to Allah?

Moderation is but a phase in the journey from spiritual youth to adulthood.

If that's true, then why does the Qu'ran explicitly ban alcohol & pork?

And it also promotes violence when it suits the Islamic cause.

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Praying 5 times a day, particularly in the mosque, gives me a great sense of community.

Other religions also offer a sense of community. Why Islam?

Was that community forced upon you?

Do the people in your community only value you because of your shared belief?

If you stopped feeling that sense of community will that affect your belief?

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Islam encourages young marriage so one does not fall to the sin of promiscuity.

Why is promiscuity bad?

I used to get laid constantly & it didn't do me any harm.

Is there any way that the idea of sin could be rationally derived by an independent observer?

Why do you need to force marriage on young people instead of teaching them about abstinence?

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The Qu'ran tells us not to drink because it inhibits our ability to make moral decisions.

But isn't drinking a personal freedom? Everyone should have the freedom to drink.

Interesting, but could you please tell me why you think the Qu'ran is true?

Are you then saying that countries that ban alcohol have zero moral problems?

Are there other activities that can impact moral decisions not addressed in the Qu'ran?