There was certainly an Islamic 'Golden Age'. Interesting that Omar Khayyám, who's regarded as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of this Islamic Go

There was certainly an Islamic 'Golden Age'. Interesting that Omar Khayyám, who's regarded as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of this Islamic Golden Age was in fact an atheist. He wouldn't fare very well today in many Islamic countries. In Saudi Arabia you face the death penalty if charged as such. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheist...