tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post8277502463928173102..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: BBC documentary on Science and IslamSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-46000103390053842962011-08-29T09:02:15.773-04:002011-08-29T09:02:15.773-04:00It's a shame that islam has never progressed b...It's a shame that islam has never progressed beyond mediaeval times as implied by this program (no advances in any field in 800 years).<br /><br />The "shame" was caused by Genghis Khan & the Mongols who shattered the core of the Islamic renaisance "plowed over so that a lame horse could ride across without stumbling". When [b][i]everyone[/b][/i] is dead a renaisance stops.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-32530156244742717072009-01-13T22:15:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:15:00.000-05:00One funny thing is that al-Khalili is even though ...<I>One funny thing is that al-Khalili is even though he is trying to talk against the socalled recurring story about the lack of acknowledgement of the islamic golden age, he is however reproducing the myth of the 'dark ages'.</I><BR/><BR/>Yup - its a bit tricky to deal with misunderstandings. On the one hand one wants to grab the attention - on the other that same strategy may reinforce the stereotype even further. Another example is the common misconception that science and religion have always been in conflict (the "conflict thesis").Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-72196009840693277602009-01-13T17:13:00.000-05:002009-01-13T17:13:00.000-05:00You can also watch an interview with Jim al-Khalil...You can also watch an interview with Jim al-Khalili (<A HREF="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Jim+Al-Khalili&emb=1&aq=f#q=Jim%20Al-Khalili&emb=1&aq=f&start=10" REL="nofollow">here</A>) where he talks about the subject and a little of the documentary.<BR/><BR/>One funny thing is that al-Khalili is even though he is trying to talk against the socalled recurring story about the lack of acknowledgement of the islamic golden age, he is however reproducing the myth of the 'dark ages'.<BR/><BR/>He by the way makes some acknowledgement of the chinese and indians :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-9014798134443147622009-01-12T12:33:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:33:00.000-05:00Somehow I have the feeling that the only ones who ...Somehow I have the feeling that the only ones who are telling the story about the feeling of nothing happening between the ancient greeks and the renaissance is the ones who want to tell about the debts we have to the arab-persian science (and perhaps people who would like to potray a negative image of the arab world).<BR/><BR/>On the other hand in most of the textbooks (math, physics, biology, philosophy among others) I had in my schooltime their were rich praise of most of the different sources of the knowledge we have today, ie. the arabs, the greeks and the europeans. But somehow I think that there is two groups who are mainly ignored; the indians and the chinese :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-46640218399881562022009-01-07T16:08:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:08:00.000-05:00It's a shame that islam has never progressed beyon...It's a shame that islam has never progressed beyond mediaeval times as implied by this program (no advances in any field in 800 years).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-22494433620787832952009-01-06T10:17:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:17:00.000-05:00Incredible. We need to know all those brilliant mu...Incredible. We need to know all those brilliant muslim scientists. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com