Page 114 - Answers from the Qur'an

ANSWERS FROM THE QUR'AN
listen to symphonies, and hear all of the noises in a crowded
place. However, were the sound level in your brain measured by a
precise device at that moment, complete silence would be found to
be prevailing there.
As is the case with imagery, decades of effort have been spent in
trying to generate and reproduce sound that is faithful to the original.
The results of these efforts are sound recorders, high-fidelity systems,
and systems for sensing sound. Despite all of this technology and the
thousands of engineers and experts who have been working on this
endeavor, no sound has yet been obtained that has the same sharp-
ness and clarity as the sound perceived by the ear. Think of the high-
est-quality hi-fi systems produced by the largest company in the
music industry. Even in these devices, when sound is recorded some
of it is lost; or when you turn on a hi-fi you always hear a hissing
sound before the music starts. However, the sounds that are the
products of the human body's technology are extremely sharp and
clear. A human ear never perceives a sound accompanied by a hiss-
ing sound or with atmospherics as does a hi-fi; rather, it perceives
sound exactly as it is, sharp and clear. This is the way it has been since
the creation of man.
So far, no man-made visual or recording apparatus has been as
sensitive and successful in perceiving sensory data as are the eye
and the ear. However, as far as seeing and hearing are concerned, a
far greater truth lies beyond all this.

To Whom Does the Consciousness that Sees
and Hears within the Brain Belong?
Who watches an alluring world in the brain, listens to sym-
phonies and the twittering of birds, and smells the rose?
The stimulations coming from a person's eyes, ears, and nose
travel to the brain as electro-chemical nerve impulses. In biology,
physiology, and biochemistry books, you can find many details
about how this image forms in the brain. However, you will never

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