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Originally posted by Seascamp It?s a bit of a paradox, but during the middle ages when European Christians were busily chopping each other to bits it was the Arabs that were the gatekeepers of science and medicine and concepts like Al Gebra (the joining) came forth. One day I?ll get busy and try to figure out what force or forces stopped that once progressive culture in it?s tracks and seems to have them frozen and locked into in medieval times. I think I have a good idea but we?ll see what turns up.
Scamp
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I think the answer lies in Mohammad. Once he changed the Arabs pagan religion to Islam, that's when they took a giant squat in the sands of time, and refused to budge.
Just a guess on my part.