We all know the Islamic world was once the center of academics exploration.

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We all know the Islamic world was once the center of academics exploration. Neil Degrasse Tyson wonders how culture and societies would have looked if Islam had kept pace instead of giving up.
https://youtu.be/Y-d4ROOfDGU

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James Karaganis said…
Granted, one could make the same claim for Christianity as well, which was never the center of anything but suppression.
October 12, 2016 at 4:41 PM
Jason ON said…
Absolutely. NDT's argument isn't confined the Islam and can be applied to many religions.
October 12, 2016 at 4:48 PM
James Karaganis said…
Indeed. I am still annoyed by what happened to the Library at Alexandria.
October 12, 2016 at 5:04 PM
Jason ON said…
Or all the indigenous cultures destroyed by "the Church" as it spread across the globe. So many ideas, beliefs and knowledge lost because the Church labeled everyone heathens and destroyed their cultures.
October 12, 2016 at 9:54 PM
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