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116 COMMUNICATION AND ARGUMENT IN THE QUR’AN

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In other words, just because most people believe some-
thing does not mean that it is true. In this regard, Allah fre-
quently mentions such stubborn and ungrateful people,
those who do not thank Him, do not use their minds, and
hate the truth. This shows that most people are rebellious
and, therefore, the number of those who follow a fallacious
idea is not important. But unbelievers think that an idea’s
truth and power has something to do with how many peo-
ple believe it. We often hear this fallacy expressed as:
“Most people don’t know, but you know!”
In arguments about religion, unbelievers argue to find a
“logical” basis for their unbelief. And, just as satan said:
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something from their distorted logic and argue on the basis
of it. Their purpose is to find an excuse to deny what they
know to be true but cannot accept. The Qur’an tells us that
they have copied this method from satan:
... Though they see every Sign, they still have no faith,
so that when they come to you, disputing with you,
those who do not believe say: “This is nothing but the
myths of previous peoples!” They keep others from it
and avoid it themselves. They are only destroying
themselves, but they are not aware of it. (Surat al-
An‘am: 25-26)
It is easy to recognize the unbelievers by the kinds of