To any Islamic fundamentalists who happen to be reading CUK…

[sasguru]

I can drive a taxi and make a curry, Konnie Huq would be hot regardless of the religion she chose.

Come on there must be some??

Stupid question.
Its arguable that any religion has contributed to Britain.
Britain's (and the West's in general) prosperity and historical dominance is based on an early adoption of science and technology - religion had nothing to do with it.

Any country that adopts such a course become prosperous regardless of what superstitions they follow in private.

[gingerjedi]

How much would you charge to wash my car?

You've got me there but the Muslims can't compete with the Poles round our way.

Funny enough there's a hand car wash near me that flies a union jack to advertise the fact it's manned by Brits, no-one goes there.

[Mich the Tester]

Stupid question.
Its arguable that any religion has contributed to Britain.
Britain's (and the West's in general) prosperity and historical dominance is based on an early adoption of science and technology - religion had nothing to do with it.

Any country that adopts such a course become prosperous regardless of what superstitions they follow in private.

It is of course possible to debate the contribution of Islamic cultures to science, which I believe was quite significant. However, Persia's great scientific advances could possibly have occurred without Islam.

[doodab]

You've got me there but the Muslims can't compete with the Poles round our way.

Naked Polish chicks washing cars. That would get my money. If I had a car.

I might hire one just so I can get some naked Polish chicks to wash it.

[SupremeSpod]

Naked Polish chicks washing cars. That would get my money. If I had a car.

I might hire one just so I can get some naked Polish chicks to wash it.

Forget the car, just pay the naked Polish chicks!

[sasguru]

It is of course possible to debate the contribution of Islamic cultures to science, which I believe was quite significant. However, Persia's great scientific advances could possibly have occurred without Islam.

I'm not sure that Islamic culture contributed much to the idea of the empirical scientific method which came to fruition during the Renaissance in Europe, and particularly in England, although Islamic culture certainly was more tolerant then and made significant contributions to spread learning round the world, most importantly the Indian concept of zero, without which much of maths and science would be difficult, if not impossible.

[Mich the Tester]

I'm not sure that Islamic culture contributed much to the idea of the empirical scientific method which came to fruition during the Renaissance in Europe, and particularly in England, although Islamic culture certainly was more tolerant then and made significant contributions to spread learning round the world, most importantly the Indian concept of zero, without which much of maths and science would be difficult, if not impossible.

Algebra's come in quite handy too, but perhaps Al Khwarismi simply documented and codified existing Indian knowledge. Good job he did though.

[doodab]

Mathematics in medieval Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They were actually quite busy.

Edit: Apparently they invented peer review as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic...entific_method

[sasguru]

Mathematics in medieval Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They were actually quite busy.

Edit: Apparently they invented peer review as well.

Science in medieval Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

These things are cyclical. I'm sure Islamic culture will rise again. Meanwhile, the West with its growing belief in astrology, homeopathy, freemasonry and all manner of other hocus pocus as well as its short-termism in outsourcing technology expertise is beginning its own long dark night of the soul.
A few centuries from now will India and China be fighting some backward terrorists who come from an impoverished Europe, call themselves Christian and complain about how great they once were?

[Mich the Tester]

These things are cyclical. I'm sure Islamic culture will rise again. Meanwhile, the West with its growing belief in astrology, homeopathy, freemasonry and all manner of other hocus pocus as well as its short-termism in outsourcing technology expertise is beginning its own long dark night of the soul.

See my sig.

Yes, Islamic culture could well rise again, but it seems embroiled in an existential battle between those who follow a literal reading and those who believe in figurative interpretation of the scriptures. As is Christianity; see the loons preaching in some evangelist churches. It's quite possible that Islam has a growing group of reformers, and a large number of literalists right now, while Christianity has a small but growing number of fundamentalists and a large but shrinking group of moderates. If that trend is true, you're going to be proven right.