Which religion is more scientifically advanced 1000 years ago, Islam or Christian?

Question

Don, I know you will tell us all the wrong answer.

Interficio, good reply.

Answer 1

None of the two religions is very scientific, let alone one being more advanced than the other. The surrounding secular environment of a 1,000 years ago would tip favorable in the direction of Islam. Then again since most of the real achievements of alchemism were obscured and destroyed makes this a hard call. Note also that much of Greek and Roman achievements were merely known of in the European dark ages.

On the other hand, the Vedic science (among which; ayur-veda/medical science dating back as far as 3,300 BC or Indian mathematics dating at least as far back as 800-500 BC). Islam was highly influenced by the Vedic science which went through a process of Islamization i.e. scholars and imams scrutinized it and made it pass like a then-a-days sort of FDA to make sure it did not contradict any of the Quran.

Science in Africa (not just Egypt) knew of high rises too way before those in the Middle East left their tents and the Europeans shed their animal skins. We still cannot build pyramids like they could say two or three thousand years ago, but we wouldn't consider the ancient Egyptians more advanced or would we?

Mayans were already mentioned up here. Let's not forget the Aztecs and Incas and much of the destroyed scientific heritage of the North American Indians.

Note also that the Great Wall of China dates back as far as 300 BC.

Ultimately religion is a tool of introspection whereas science generally takes a scoop on the exterior. Technology in the end is nothing other than a natural extension of our mental abilities, so at some point we can only see science and introspections (religion) meet and go hand in hand from then on. (Maybe it has been like that in Vedic, Egyptian and Mayan cultures)

Answer 2

A religion cannot be "scientifically advanced" - a society can. In the year 1000 A.D., Islam nations had trade routes, Christianity had roman law and the development of universities.

China was arguably the best off, since it had gunpowder.

Answer 3

Islam... christianity was going through dark ages 1000 years ago and came up with basically no new ideas, but islam was thriving and the biggest libraries and best philosophers and scientists in the world

Answer 4

JewishGirl with your indulgence, it was not said that the astronomers of the middleast were already Moslems, neither were the builders of the libraries, or the hanging garden of eden, the most prominent religion then were the religion practise by the Israelites, known now as the Jews, and the religion practise by the Egyptians, Nebuchanezzar was not a Moslem, they practise a different religion. Neither was Xerxes, he was persian, and the persians were Bahai believers. Christianity was not even born yet, but God the Father known to us Catholics, as the God of Abraham, Moses, Jacob, Samson and Joseph, was already there. So it would be safe to say that the Sumerians, the Assyrians, Hittites, the Babylonians as they were called then were actually now as the Arabs. Xerxes was not an arab he was persian, his dominion is known now as Iran, Iraq were populated by part of the Army of Alexander the Great, a Macedonian not a Greek, under one of his Generals. And even Cleopatra claims she was not an Egyptian, because she was the decendant of a Macedonian General Ptolemy, thus the city of Alexandria named after Alexander the Great. All of them have contributed to science and technology enormously, then it was exported to the rest of the world by the Arabs, by then they were already converted to Islam, but that was after the birth of Christianity centuries ahead.

Answer 5

I would say Islam initially but over the next 500years (taking it to 1500) the Christian Church was well known for its scientific studies in subjects such as astronomy, physics, biology that occured during the renaissance.

Answer 6

If you happen to read the Book of Revelation: well, it just about explains loads of stuff of wat is happening rite now in the world, but ofcourse the readings need diligent and godly ppl to understand it. The Book of Revelation talks about satellite, TV, blood transfusion, organ transplantation, cloning, etc, etc.... Some scientists who were christian:
Gregor Mendel, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, Henrietta Swan Leavitt , George Washington Carver, Wernher von Braun,James Irwin,Michael Faraday , etc.....

Answer 7

Here's from Islamic perspective....

http://www.answering-christianity.com/sci_quran.htm

Answer 8

neither, the Mayans where the most advanced..their mathematics and astronomy where more advanced than at any other part of the world. there religion fused science with spirituality
and animism sometimes spiked by powerful hallucinogens and mind stimulants. too bad they had that sacrifice ritual and the foreskin blood offering.

Answer 9

Oh good grief. I'm going back to Polls and Surveys.

Answer 10

Neither. It was not the religion but the underlying cultures .