RE: Science is the brother of Islam
January 9, 2015 at 9:04 am
(This post was last modified: January 9, 2015 at 9:12 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Science, in the burgeoning Islamic Empire, appeared and then increased at rate commensurate with the empire's military adventurism.... and then stagnated as the front lines trenched in and halted their advance. Absent any further targets for assimilation which possessed significant scientific knowledge, Muslims (but more often Dhimmi) within the empire tried their hand at science, and were quickly denounced as blasphemers or heretics (particularly in Islams "Golden Age").
So...no, science doesn't "have it's roots in Islam". Science, in Islam, had it's roots with whatever culture was under islamic rule following a successful invasion. Largely, "science" within islam was more accurately-an issue of translating the works of others, but even here Dhimmi were much more proficient. This is not to say that there were no contributions to science from the people who lived under the islamic empire and -were- muslims, or that since that time muslims haven't made any contributions, of course. Our courrent "scientific tradition" if you want to call it that, owes more to Greek thought (as does the Quran) -but even here, the debt is marginal - as science has long since distinguished itself in principle and in fact from any particular culture or civilization, and what would have passed for "science" (by another name) in ancient greece (or any Caliphate) would not pass for science in a kindergarten classroom today.
You've been sold a bill of goods. I'd have words with whoever told you that - they don't respect you enough to refrain from lying to you.
So...no, science doesn't "have it's roots in Islam". Science, in Islam, had it's roots with whatever culture was under islamic rule following a successful invasion. Largely, "science" within islam was more accurately-an issue of translating the works of others, but even here Dhimmi were much more proficient. This is not to say that there were no contributions to science from the people who lived under the islamic empire and -were- muslims, or that since that time muslims haven't made any contributions, of course. Our courrent "scientific tradition" if you want to call it that, owes more to Greek thought (as does the Quran) -but even here, the debt is marginal - as science has long since distinguished itself in principle and in fact from any particular culture or civilization, and what would have passed for "science" (by another name) in ancient greece (or any Caliphate) would not pass for science in a kindergarten classroom today.
You've been sold a bill of goods. I'd have words with whoever told you that - they don't respect you enough to refrain from lying to you.
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