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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael M who wrote (31752)	10/10/2001 4:00:58 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

<Without them, it's very possible we'd still be stuck in the middle ages. > We (presuming you mean Western Civ) might have been stuck in the Dark Ages, but the Arabs, Chinese and Japanese who maintained their understanding of astronomy, mathematics and physics would not have. More of that not seeing the big picture. Who invented gunpowder? Who was already using spice as a preservative? Who had silks and fine things. Not Europe.