2006-09-26 10:57:13 · 6 answers · asked by Repub-lick'n 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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(Suicide bombers do not count)
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2006-09-26 10:59:15 · update #1
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I said in the past 200 years, geometry and math was ancient.
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2006-09-26 11:45:27 · update #2
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Rugs?
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2006-09-26 11:48:30 · update #3
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Thomas P, that's cool, but not in the past 200 years.
2006-09-26 11:56:30 · update #4
Which group? I have never heard of any
But America has delivered our foreign aid (TAX) money for years.
And the American has sent millions of donations to their disaster victims. But they have oil, drugs and some fine rugs that's all that comes to mind.
2006-09-26 11:05:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm..the first declaration of Human Rights was supported by the Arabic World, way way back before the middle ages.
The Muslim World gave us the mdoern numerical and alphabetical system.
They kept alive the Greek and Roman technologies, enabling middle ages Europe to re-build and develop.
Thats pretty good if you ask me, isnt it?
2006-09-26 18:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by thomas p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While talking to religious friends, I repeatedly hear that religions have contributed heavily in shaping people's morality and system of Governance around the world. Some of the overly enthusiastic modern Christians even go on to claim that all state laws of the Western democracy have been derived from the Bible. Let us discuss about Democracy, the most appreciated and preferred system of Governance today. Thomas Jefferson, the father of modern democracy, who governed America about 200 years ago, made some stunning statements (in agreement with Russell's) about his disagreement and frictions with Christianity:
"Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity." [Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782.]
"They [the clergy] believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly; for I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. But this is all they have to fear from me: and enough, too, in their opinion." [Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Rush, Sept. 23, 1800]
"History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes." [Thomas Jefferson to Alexander von Humboldt, Dec. 6, 1813.]
"Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law." [Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814].
2006-09-26 18:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by Xae 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well they depleted 90% of the large ocean fish and ... oh wait that wasn't Muslims.
2006-09-26 18:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the arabs have contrubuted to modern geomentry and math that is all i know
2006-09-26 18:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by WEEDG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gas stations duh!
2006-09-26 17:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by shellygirl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋