Thanks to the Muslim world (But what about the last 600 years?)

7DAYS ^ | 17 March 2006 | 7DAYS

[Cornpone]

I love the last bullet. It implies Galileo didn't come on the scene until the 1900's. I don't think I want to waste my time verifying the historical veracity of the rest of this story though I suppose it is mostly true...but you never know.

[msnimje]

They are going backward while the rest of the world is going forward.

[Starve The Beast]

Actually, Islam has been a civilizing influence during a lot of its early history. But that was then. Right now it's a problem the rest of the world really should deal with.

[Sender]

Unlike people in Medieval Europe, the Islamic world had a constant supply of fresh foods to eat throughout the year thanks to the development of crop rotation.

This explains the expert management of the Gaza greenhouses by the master Islamic agricultural technicians.

[Threepwood]

"Al-Biruni, the 14th Century physicist was able to calculate the circumference of the Earth and its tilt 600 years before Galileo."

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure the Greeks had a good idea about the circumference of the Earth. I'll have to look it up.

[ozzymandus]

Progress in the Arab world stopped with Mohammed.

[bboop]

Bwahaha. And who CARES about Muslim inventions? Not I. Germans had some great stuff going on, but during WW2 it was pretty irrelevant to a great majority of citizens, I'll wager.

[Cornpone]

Actually, I think this thing called 'winter' had more to do with the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables year round in Northern Europe than did the absence of crop rotation.

[Denver Ditdat]

Unlike people in Medieval Europe, the Islamic world had a constant supply of fresh foods to eat throughout the year thanks to the development of crop rotation.

The European people also had to deal with a concept known as "winter", which made it rather difficult to grow crops in frozen soil.

Tenth Century Muslim doctor Al-Zahrawi pioneered plastic surgery. And his practice of using ink to mark his incisions on the body is still a standard surgical procedure.

This may still be a Muslim practice, too. Maybe someone should consult the head choppers for verification.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Why would you assume their propaganda to be true.

Did it take a lot of work for them to 'invent' apricots, oranges and artichokes? What do you think?

[Daralundy]

I bet if you researched many of these things, you would find that they had been invented by the Dhimmi population.

[Cornpone]

See my post 8. Simple western minds just think alike...logically.

[Denver Ditdat]

;-)

[Pikachu_Dad]

http://www.1001inventions.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.viewSection&intSectionID=309

[CowboyJay]

"Islam needs to take its place alongside other historic groups, such as the ancient Romans and Greeks." ...as one of history's failed experiments. Time to learn the lessons, and move on.

[Malsua]

Yeah, my watch is the result of Islam.

BS. We'd not be able to measure time if it weren't for some Moo 1000 years ago. Right.

Same with the rest of the BS on this list.

[fso301]

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The "three course meal." Now that's a landmark invention, I must admit. Laughing my guts out.

[wintertime]

Bwahaha. And who CARES about Muslim inventions?

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They weren't Muslim inventions. They were the inventions of the people they conquered and FORCED to become Muslims or die.

[Cornpone]

'The "three course meal." Now that's a landmark invention, I must admit. Laughing my guts out.'

Jews, Christians and other non-believers...for dessert.