why is this happening?

Question

while non muslims are spending millions on eduation, and scientific and technological research , muslims are spending all their money to build mosques and print korans and islamic literature.
why is this?

Answer 1

You place your resorces in what you treasure.

Answer 2

Your comments are incomplete. After all, Iran is spending a good deal of money exploring nuclear power as an alternative to exhausting its dwindling oil resources which are better used as a commodity on the international oil market. Nonetheless, your point is well taken and reveals the dangers of religious extremism. During the Middle Ages, when Christianity turned its back on scientific and social progress, Islam appeared quite enlightened. Its doctors and scientists advanced human knowledge in a number of fronts including astronomy, medicine, etc.

The problem with any primitive religion is that irrational beliefs about the nature of the universe and man's place in it have a tendency to to be proven false when examined under the light of scientific understanding. Islam shut the door on further progress when its science approached the point of challenging some of its fundamental beliefs regarding nature and human life. However, it is unreasonable to assume that this rejection of scientific inquiry is uniquely an Islamic phenomena.

Christianity was the single most important cause of the Dark Ages, given that the Church eliminated almost all the pagan sources of knowledge and persecuted anyone who pursued new research. And, even today, were it not for the blessing that the US is a predominantly secular society, the Christian fundamentalists in this nation would love to turn back the clock and close the door on science. For example, Science has proven that the Christian understanding of how humanity was created to be false.

The problem with advancing scientific understanding and social progress is NOT this religion or that. It is a function of religious extremism, particularly in the form of literalism which insists that scripture be taken literally as fact rather than as metaphor. This extremism can be found in every religion. And, religious extremism exists only because of the innate human tendency to resist change, even when it might be change for the better.

Answer 3

Perhaps Muslims feel the problems in the world can be answered solely through their religion.

Oddly, the Middle East once focused on being a center of knowledge and wisdom, not through teaching the Koran, but many different areas of study.

Not sure when the shift took place.

Answer 4

really you believe this. look world wide where there are more then a hundered broke christian nations. where is the money to help these people out? eastern europe, africa, some parts of asia, wow and south america? no industrialized christian nations are spending their money on war supplys no surpirse there. christians are given over 5 billion a year to zionist jews to blow up muslim every year. america is number 17 in science world wide. most of the high paying scienctifical jobs are out sourced here in america look it up on cnn. watch lou dobbs. muslims are under attack. muslims have a right to build majids, they have a right to print qurans. it is our religious right. much of the money goes towards the people so they can have food to eat. do you know how many refugees there are because the christians and jews attack them? call it what ever you want but the fat still remains it is the christians and jews who went to THEIR land and started killing them. that is your so called civilized behavior.

Answer 5

Each to their own.

The problem with the world today is everyone thinks their religion or their way of life is better than anyone elses.

I am sure Buddists, Christians etc.... print their books of worship and build places to worship and distribute literature applicable to and explaining their religions.

So many religions, so many people. Pick the one that's right for you and don't force your views on anyone else.

Lets have a happy planet!!!!!

Answer 6

Because the muslims are trying to take over the world.
And I'm quoting a former Islamic priest (or whatever they call them) on this. Not making it up.

Answer 7

If this is the case, I would have to say that each person or group of persons will spend money on what they think is important or on what they believe will pay off in the end.

Answer 8

What makes you think muslims are spending on literature and nonmuslims are spending on education and research? Can you back that up, or are you just trying to make a statement?

Answer 9

I think Muslims is doing the right thing because they are following their religions.

Answer 10

They want to live in stone age.