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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Hunh? I fail to see how a society that managed to conquer as much of the known world as Alexander the Great, and whose achievements put the Christian West to shame for centuries, is inherently handicapped in relation to Christianity. If anything, it is handicapped in relation to secular modernity. In other words, your sources suck.
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But when, Atticus?
Islam conquered as much of the known world as Alexander the Great, but it was done conquering by the end of the middle ages. A societal shift then came about (it may be improper to tie it directly to the religion, but it's hard not to with Islam because of the unity of religion and the state in many Islamic realms) that stopped innovation.
I don't think Islam is
inherently handicapped. I'm just noting that
something stopped the innovation and expansion.
Remember, the ancestors of the Amish used to be pretty clever at coming up with new stuff too, and then just -- stopped.
