2.5 Million Muslims Threaten to Quit Facebook on July 21

[bsd777]

The Indians came up with the concept of zero as a number, which while crucial to algebra does not count as inventing it. It was a Persian from Baghdad who expanded on these ideas and gave the world what is known as algebra, which also had some of its roots in Babylonian mathematics. If you like the fact the severe injuries aren't just cauterized, you have the Muslims to thank for that, since they advanced medicine while Europe was busy with their crusades and continental wars for a few centuries. Like having the option of motor vehicles for transport? Again, physics would not be what it is today without the Muslims, because it relies rather heavily on algebra.

An over statement. Much of the Muslim "contribution" was translating mathematical knowledge obtained in India. What the Muslims may have actually created themselves was a form of verbal problem solving, nothing like modern math, which was more heavily influenced by the Hindus and the Greeks. But yeah, when Muslims controlled half the world, after violent conquest and subjugation, a few ideas came from that half of the world. Christians and western civilization has provided the world with far more advances than any other, including Muslims. Christians weren't too busy with crusades and they did not invent the idea of violent proselytization. They were simply trying to take back their half.

[Roo]

Bsd777: you are right about my unfair parallel between pro-life and Christian fundamentalism. I'm sorry to have caused offense. You are wrong about the lack of Islamic contributions to mathematics and astronomy. Look up Uluugh Beg and Mohammed Al-Khorezmi (al-khorezmi is the etymological root of the word algorithm). Both were Uzbeks (or would have been with today's political boundries) who made great advances in their respective fields of science. And they aren't the only ones.

[Darwin]

After the last phase of Islamic expansionism petered out in the 1400-1500s it largely withdrew from intellectual and scientific contact with the Christian west--withdrew in upon itself and retreated into a more contemplative and ultimately more insular social construct. Islam consolidated its social and religious hold on the middle east and those regions participated little in the social and technological changes burgeoning in Europe. This was not absolute of course but by the 17th and 18th centuries, and well into the main colonial periods of European states, the flowering of Islamic science and mathematics accompanying its imperial phase largely abated. Consequently the primary reach of Islam geopolitically did not include much of a technological thrust. To this day few Islamic countries, with the exceptions of Turkey, Iran, and Indonesia, have much that can be labeled as either heavy or consumer oriented industry. The extractive industries are another matter but oddly the billions of petrodollars flowing into the middle east has resulted in little in the way of serious industrial infrastructure unrelated to oil exploration--unless you count giant extravagant commercial and residential buildings. Iran has some industrial heft but it is telling that they produce far more crude oil than they can use but they actually have to import gasoline and most refined hydrocarbon products. The other petro-autocracies are pretty much the same way. Very little of that vast inpouring of funds has resulted in greater intellectual, scientific, or personal freedom--frequently just the opposite.

[Nu2Snus]

as stupid as this whole thing is. Facebook will take a huge hit in profits. Nobody else cares, but facebook might. They make money based on how much traffic flow they get to their website. if that drops by 2.5 million a day.... well, Facebook will be hurtin'. I'd be interested to see where this goes.

[CM]

Pfft, read news from europe for few days and you start to see that there's only muslims, not peaceful or extremists, just muslims. hundreds of cars burned everyday, hundreds raped, hundreds of assaults&robberys and most of them are done by muslims.

Waiting for angry hippie answer. : )

[truthwolf1]

Pfft, read news from europe for few days and you start to see that there's only muslims, not peaceful or extremists, just muslims. hundreds of cars burned everyday, hundreds raped, hundreds of assaults&robberys and most of them are done by muslims.

Waiting for angry hippie answer. : )

That's what you get when you want a Union and be just like America. Cant wait to see what happens when they enact a 40 hour plus work week with 2 weeks paid vacation a year.

[Frosted]

Well - they've banned the burkha in France. But here's what the UK are doing. ALL Frenchmen in the UK will have to wear a bucket on their heads or be moved around in a box, the government will confirm today.



You'll still be able to tell he's French because he'll be holding at least one chickenIn a bid to de-integrate Britain's French population, all males will be stripped of their right to be seen uncovered in public, while heavy fines will be imposed on anyone who tries to remove a Frenchman's head-bucket.

The Home Office stressed that the extent of the covering will depend on the intensity of the individual's Frenchness.

The moderately French will wear a light woollen balaclava, allowing them to interact almost normally with non-French people of both sexes.

Traditional Frenchmen must wear either the bucket, or a nylon jacket with a fur-lined hood that is zipped all the way up, leaving only a small 'tunnel' for the wearer to see out of. The Home office estimates that around 60% will wear the padded garment, also known as the 'parka'.

Meanwhile those who adhere to a strict form of Frenchness created by former Eurtotrash presenter Antoine de Caunes will be wheeled around in a full-length plywood box with an airhole in the top and a slot for shovelling in their thrice-daily ration of sautéed chicken rectums.

Immigration minister, Damian Green, said: "It's very difficult to interact with a Frenchman when you can see his whole face.

"When you are talking to him, you don't want to be able to gauge his indifference, his baffling sense of superiority or have even the slightest hint at the disgusting thoughts that are constantly flitting back and forth across his oily, goose-obsessed brain."

He added: "And let's not forget that Britain needs to work its way out of recession. People simply do not have time to be throwing up all day because some dirty Frenchman has breathed at them

[snusjus]

Fine by me... no big loss there.