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To: i-node who wrote (797353)	7/26/2014 8:04:57 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Recommended By tejek Respond to of 1579682

Other than put together the foundation of the Renaissance? Not as much, lately. But an excellent example of what happens under a theocracy.

To: i-node who wrote (797353)	7/26/2014 8:29:50 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579682

>> It is what happens when you let the fundamentalists take over. During the Islamic Golden Age, the Muslims were reaching new cultural and technological peaks while Europe was struggling with the concept of zero. Technology, science, medicine and mathematics were all areas they brought to heights unknown before. The were building massive libraries and translating the world's knowledge from the Egyptians to the Greeks and Chinese into Arabic and accommodated people of all faiths or no faiths and all races. Their trade routes connected all of the Old World. While Europe was struggling through the Dark Ages and the dominion of the Church. Great. But what have you done for me lately? Nothing. Because the fundamentalists took over. Let me translate for you..........when teapers of any culture take over........the result is the ME today. Let me add to the above list...........Iraqis invented the concept of a hospital and were performing eye surgery during Europe's Dark Ages. Its argued that the first books were in Baghdad. To this day, there is a Book Street in Baghdad that dates from antiquity. Cordoba, Spain was one of the most beautiful cities in the world when it was built. So much was invented by Islam before it was all lost.