Response by Randy Desmond to more problems with
the story of Lot
There are two obvious ways I can think of which we can
solve this proposed contradiction. One way is to consider
the context within the questions Lut(Peace be upon him)'s
people answer. The second way is to consider the questions
themselves.
If we look at the context of the questions (see the
verses which precede the one's listed here), we notice that
for similar contexts, we get the same answer. And where the
context is slightly different, we get a different answer.
This would mean that with respect to the same context, the
answer is only one. When the question was changed (and with
it the context), the answer was different, and that answer
is the only answer given for that context.
The other way to solve this proposed contradiction is to
entertain the possiblility that because the questions
themselves differ for each of the verses, then it can be
understood that for each of these questions only one answer
was given for each question and so for two of the questions
the answers happened to be the same.
Look at it this way: If you asked me what color is a red
car and a different time you asked me what color is a red
truck, because my only answer would be red for both
questions, does that mean you asked the same question both
times?
I think it is a bit sneaky to just compare the answers
without considering the questions that were asked, and as
already pointed out the context of the questions disprove
any discrepency there too.
There is no contradiction here. My faith keeps growing.
Islam has all the answers to any challanges. God is one.
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