Chris cited: the ancient inventors from the Islamic world did more than their share in paving the way towards the progress of civilization as we know it.
I wonder how "their share" is calculated?>>strides in mathematics, medicine, astronomy and chemistry, to name a few, established foundations upon which modern medicine, chemistry and physics are based on. ..."
Yes, it's amazing how they developed the achievements of Hellenistic scientists and made them their own. And it's important one know this; otherwise, one might think the culture heavily weighted toward sword-wielding, women-abusing, slaving, sunstruck mad sky-god thralls.
In other words, the preening description has the "protest too much" quality that comes from someone with an inferiority complex trying to promote themselves...the same inferiority complex that shows up in remarks by Bin Laden.
Why not assume essential dignity and move on? Otherwise one must consider the old (inferiority-complex based) Soviet claims of having invented the TV, the computer, and everything else.
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