It also goes the other way as well. The Mideast was at one time the center of learning and enlightenment in this world. But they headed in a direction of more a

It also goes the other way as well. The Mideast was at one time the center of learning and enlightenment in this world. But they headed in a direction of more and more extreme interpretations of their religion to the point where today you could literally face state mandated execution in many nations simply for discussing ideas and philosophical notions openly discussed and considered 1000 years ago in the region. Time may only move forward, but people and societies can, and do, go in both directions.