I always followed my heart in making many important decisions. This may seem very wrong to most people and scientifically not proven yet, but I strongly believe that the heart is the body organ that makes us understand everything around us. The author says that not scientifically literate person can believe that the events narrated in the book of Genesis actually took place and that we are in need to a new theory of human nature. I have to disagree with the author. Yes, many scientific researchers have found that our decisions, thinking and comprehending come from the brain's interpretation to things around us. Scientist came up with so many theories related to the human nature, but the right interpretation in my opinion came from God. The author tells us how the Bible says that there are faculties in our bodies that help us in making decisions and give us an accurate picture of the world. He then disagrees with the Bible and says it is not scientific thinking. However, the Bible's explanation was later supported by another book from God, the Qura'an. In the Qura'an there are few versus that explain that the place for thinking and making decisions is the heart. Our brains interpret what is going on around us and transmit signals to the heart to make decisions and comprehend it.
From my experience during Qura'an studies, I found that scientists can come up with so many theories, but a good number of these theories are not true and based on personal beliefs. God created us and the logical explanation to many things in our lives will be found in God's books whether it's the Qura'an or the Bible. Therefore, the author's idea of disregarding what the Bible indicated about the human nature does not make sense. No one can know the details and mechanisms of a thing more than the creator.
Really good to have the Holy Qura'an in the room. And with it, a vindication of all the things of the 'heart' against Pinker and his friends sense that these have been left behind by science.
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