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With 20–40 minutes of effort, someone could easily track down a large pile of peer-reviewed scholarly literature examining the contributions of Arab, Persian, S
by jacobolus 10y ago
With 20–40 minutes of effort, someone could easily track down a large pile of peer-reviewed scholarly literature examining the contributions of Arab, Persian, Seljuk, etc. mathematicians and scientists of 800–1600 CE, and putting it in historical / scientific context.
But I doubt you really care much, or you would do the same searching for yourself. So it’s not worth the time.
- adictator 10y agoIf I didn't care then I would not have made the post. And that goes the same for you. I think you're making this a battle between who is right - you or me. For me it is a battle between what is truth and what is a blatant lie. For me it is an anomaly that Islam rose in the desert and has always been a catalyst for death, destruction and chaos, yet suddenly there was this golden period with scientific accomplishments etc, and again suddenly all that vanished until this very day! That's a bit too much for my logical mind to accept. Maybe it is the nature of the people living in the harsh environment or maybe because Islam is the youngest of the Abrahamic religions - either way, people generally are giving Islam a free pass and not examining the inconsistencies in this narrative leading up to the Islamic Golden Age. For me it seems this was a great way for Islam to show that even though there are problems, they have had a great & tolerant past that was rich with scientific advancements. And we are naively consuming & being fed all that as the undeniable truth.