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Originally Posted by Konovalov
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Originally Posted by Skybird
I came to the conclusion that the Quran is designed to make people stop looking for answers outside the Quran, so what you would call a virtue, is a very severe handicap in my eyes. It is the reason why historically Isdlamic socieites are lacking so much behind and are suffering from a standstill since many centuries.
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If I applied your rule here to when Europe was in the Dark Ages and Islamic societies were prospering with technological developments it doesn't add up. Certainly the Qu'ran wasn't a handicap to Muslim inventors and scientists at that time. To say that the Holy Qu'ran is the reason for Islamic societies lacking behind/standstill is contrary to the historial evidence and ignoring things such as globalisation, colonialism, the renaissance/reformation period and so forth. |
Lets see... devloped in Europe in the Middle Ages:
Artesian Wells, Rotary Grindstones, Hops (for beer... although liquor is ironically an Islamic invention IIRC), Horizontal Loom, Mirrors, Rat Trap, Liquid Soap, Spectacles, Tidal Mills, Wheelbarrow, Windmills...