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> I don't see how mathematical contributions hundreds of years ago have any relevance to the modern world. We're talking about a time when the US as a country d
by randomchars 14y ago
> I don't see how mathematical contributions hundreds of years ago have any relevance to the modern world. We're talking about a time when the US as a country didn't even exist.
No math = No modern world.
Got it?
- w1ntermute 14y agoNo, you're the one that still doesn't get it. Who invented algebra 1000 years ago is entirely irrelevant to modern geopolitics.
- randomchars 14y agoIt's not irrelevant. Without math we wouldn't have a modern society. But if you insist that it's irrelevant than Arabs being desert nomads is irrelevant to modern geopolitics too.
- w1ntermute 14y agoOnce again, my point flies right over your head. > It's not irrelevant. Without math we wouldn't have a modern society. Correct, but who made those discoveries has no relevance to modern geopolitical strategy. > But if you insist that it's irrelevant than Arabs being desert nomads is irrelevant to modern geopolitics too. I already stated how that fact is relevant, but you chose to ignore it. If the Arabs weren't desert nomads, they might be a credible threat to the US even without oil. It seems that everyone here is taking offense at the fact that I called Arabs "desert nomads". The point I was trying to make is that without oil, the Arabs don't pose a threat to America.