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Author Topic: Greeks, Egyptians, Christians, Muslims, and others when it comes to Science  (Read 19570 times)

chaoticag

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Yes and no. Monastic orders did a lot of work, but after the fall of Rome, most knowledge came from Muslim scholars, who translated the bulk of Greek literature at the time. This in turn ended up in Europe's hands after the moors were kicked off of Spain, leaving their universities behind and kicking the enlightenment off. Not too sure about any contribution from Egypt.
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Criptfeind

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Pift. Justified by Carl Marx.

By which I mean no. That sorta shit happens even without religion. The powerful get their putting others down jollies no mater what.

... I like you.

Is it too late to act outraged that that seemed to come as such a suprise?
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Vector

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Is it too late to act outraged that that seemed to come as such a suprise?

I wasn't expecting the reference to The German Ideology, no, seeing as I just finished reading the pertinent section myself.  No point in being outraged, though =)
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"The question of the usefulness of poetry arises only in periods of its decline, while in periods of its flowering, no one doubts its total uselessness." - Boris Pasternak

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Pift. Justified by Carl Marx.

By which I mean no. That sorta shit happens even without religion. The powerful get their putting others down jollies no mater what.

... I like you.

Is it too late to act outraged that that seemed to come as such a suprise?
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Everyone sucks at everything. Until they don't. Not sucking is a product of time invested.

Criptfeind

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I don't understand.
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ChairmanPoo

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Sheesh, it's a joke.
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Everyone sucks at everything. Until they don't. Not sucking is a product of time invested.

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They were renowned warriors, whose battle tactics consisted of getting as drunk as mortally possible, then drink twice as much more and charge at the enemy wielding a hammer in one hand and a sickle in the other.
A funny one too.
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You don't use freedom Penguin. First you demand it, then you have it.
No using. That's not what freedom is for.

Criptfeind

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Blatant lies.

Yeah… It is sorta funny.
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