Saw the video, but I didn't hear Neil Tyson make any specific references to religion itself to show that this was the cause for the 'erosion of progress,' as suggested by the title of the video. He was just basically talking about all the great contributions in the areas of science, art, mathematics, science, technology, architecture, creativity, etc. made by the Arabs at one period in history, only to briefly mention the eventual downfall of all of this in a way as to imply as if Islam was the cause behind it.
I think that is not a correct idea because the reasons that the Muslim advancement fell into a decline is not because of Islam. Rather, I read that a large part of it was caused by the Mongol and Crusader invasions which as a result burned and destroyed many of the madrasahs, libraries, and books during that time.
There are several other political and economical reasons for such a decline which is not a result of Islam itself. See the article below:
Muslim Civilization (Book Review), by Tarek Ezzat
I think that is not a correct idea because the reasons that the Muslim advancement fell into a decline is not because of Islam. Rather, I read that a large part of it was caused by the Mongol and Crusader invasions which as a result burned and destroyed many of the madrasahs, libraries, and books during that time.
There are several other political and economical reasons for such a decline which is not a result of Islam itself. See the article below:
Muslim Civilization (Book Review), by Tarek Ezzat
