For once I agree with Dawkins. What positive effect has Islam had on the world? I can think only of negatives.
Perfected killing innocent women and children with IED’s
No, no let’s all become muslims, gay, criminals, illegal aliens, druggies, because only the groups liberals pander to are noble and above approach.
And trash all the peaceful Christians, scientists, and so on for the same reason.
What’s the likelihood you are getting nobel prizes in science out of hell holes like Egypt, Pakistan, Somalia, etc.
Dawkins was too generous. Muslims STOLE algebra, they didn’t invent it.
As a matter of fact, I believe that Islam itself was a badly bungled theft of Judeo-Christianity.
But, but, but just think about all their contributions to astronomy!
“What positive effect has Islam had on the world? I can think only of negatives.”
As someone noted after 9/11: People flying machines their culture could never create into building their culture could never build (or something along those lines). All of the real work done in the oil kingdoms are done by Western brains and imported labor from poorer countries.
I agree with about half his statement. Muslims didn't do anything noteworthy in the middle ages though. Often algebra, and 'zero' are mentioned in this context, but both these concepts were stolen from India, and were not developed by muslims. Everywhere you find acceptance of muhammed, you find ignorance, repression, and death. This has been true since the time of the pedophile forward.