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The mongols destroyed the grand library of Baghdad after the siege of Baghdad led by Halagu Khan, then looted all libraries and killed a large number of scholar
by partycoder 10y ago
The mongols destroyed the grand library of Baghdad after the siege of Baghdad led by Halagu Khan, then looted all libraries and killed a large number of scholars, and important infrastructure such as canals used for irrigation.
Is not that they destroyed themselves.
Then, they did have scientific and cultural achievements of their own and this is reflected in their buildings that you can now visit in Spain.
- dredmorbius 10y agoWhile what you're saying is largely true, the way you're stating it isn't particularly charitable. Address the facts, let the personalities and biases take care of themselves.
- partycoder 10y ago> Address the facts, let the personalities and biases take care of themselves. Sounds reasonable. But you are addressing my personality and bias now.
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- dredmorbius 10y agoDude: As I said at the beginning, I actually find your factual statements correct. Your mode of expressing them is getting in the way of your message. How you address this is your own concern. You seem quite bent on extracting personal battles from any discussion. I find that tedious. That said: it seems unlikely you'll change in the near term. I've merely tried to help. I'm out.