And guys even if we did not know how bad the Quran was, even if we had no idea that it's this jumbled mess of nonsense and Allah can't even get his thoughts right. And that's why he needs someone like Farid to come along and say what he means by "encompass is this." Even if we did not know that if I just said, "Here's a book I've got, and it's so incredibly written that none of you can write something like it." If you heard that challenge, would you think that, okay, if I can't write something like it, it must be from God? Yes, guys, does that follow? I can't write something like it, therefore it's from God. Does that follow? Does that make sense? If I can't write something like it, I have to admit it's from God. That is the stupidest, most insanely idiotic thing anyone has ever claimed. You can't write something like it, therefore it's from God. Can I write a play like Romeo and Juliet? No, I can't. Therefore, I have to say, how about we try to challenge that Quran? Quran, holy scripture, Islamic text, brilliance of the Quran, unmatched quality, divine origin, jumbled mess, nonsense, clear expression of thoughts, intermediary interpretation, Allah's message, Farid, challenging the Quran, flawed reasoning, replicating the Quran, writing a play like Romeo and Juliet, divine inspiration, critical analysis, rational examination, questioning religious claims, understanding religious texts, critical thinking, logic and belief, evaluation of divine revelations, comparative literature, religious interpretations, textual scrutiny, the role of human agency, sacred literature, rationality in faith discussions ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5rfr_lluVk

Keith Ward FBA (born 1938) is an English Anglican priest, philosopher, and theologian. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England. He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford, until 2003. Comparative theology and the relationship between science and religion are two of his main topics of interest. He was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford from 1991 to 2004. Ward was born on 22 August 1938 in Hexham. He graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales and from 1964 to 1969 was a lecturer in logic at the University of Glasgow. He earned a Bachelor of Letters degree from Linacre College, Oxford, in 1968. From 1969 to 1971 he was lecturer in philosophy at the University of St Andrews. In 1972, he was ordained as a priest in the Church of England. From 1971 to 1975 he was lecturer in philosophy of religion at the University of London. From 1975 to 1983, he was dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was appointed the F. D. Maurice Professor of Moral and Social Theology at the University of London in 1982, professor of history and philosophy of religion at King's College London in 1985 and Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford in 1991, a post from which he retired in 2004.[1] In 1992, Ward was a visiting professor at the Claremont Graduate University in California. In 1993–94, he delivered the prestigious Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow. He was the Gresham Professor of Divinity between 2004 and 2008 at Gresham College, London.[2] Ward is on the council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and is a member of the editorial boards of Religious Studies, the Journal of Contemporary Religion, Studies in Inter-Religious Dialogue and World Faiths Encounter. He is a member of the board of governors of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He has also been a visiting professor at Drake University, Iowa, and at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3] Ward has MA and DD degrees from both Cambridge and Oxford universities,[3] and an honorary DD from the University of Glasgow. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtOE72B8mRs