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It's been a long time but if I remember correctly Daniel Borstin does a good
job of showing the contributions of different cultures to science and
knowledge in his _Discovers_. It's one of those books I'd recommend everyone
read at least once. His _Creators_ and _Seekers_ are also great reads.

Amanda



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From: "jason jay stevens" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Creation museum comments


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> I'm not sure how one quantifies data to arrive at a conclusion that
> "Christians and governments that allowed Christianity have made the
> scientific discoveries that we base much of our science theories on
> today,"  but I think Galileo and Copernicus might disagree.  Many
> Muslims and Buddhists and Taoists and Hindus might say the same
> thing, swapping their religion for "Christian."
>
> The list at the other end of Martin's link has only one (broken) link
> and no other mention of the oft-cited and absolutely essential
> contributions of Islamic cultures to mathematics.  You can google
> "islam mathematics" or read about it on the wikipedia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_mathematics
>
> The list practically skips Asian cultures altogether.  Joseph Needham
> wrote the classic seven volume "Science and Civilisation in China," a
> compendium of his life research on Chinese discovery and invention.
> http://www.nri.org.uk/science.html
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:25 PM, martin weiss wrote:
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> > Nancy;
> >
> > Read: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html#Islam
> >
> > to understand that western religious thought is not the basis of
> > scientific discoveries.
> >
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> One last note, as a science educator, science history shows
> >> Christians
> >> and governments that allowed Christianity have made the scientific
> >> discoveries that we base much of our science theories and concepts on
> >> today. As a Christian, I figure if God gives people the right to
> >> choose
> >> him or not choose him, so should I.
> >>
> >>
> >> Nancy Van Beek
> >> KSDC Education Manager
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> >> 301 S. Main Ave
> >> Sioux Falls SD 57104
> >> (605) 367-7397 ext 2374
> >> www.washingtonpavilion.org
> >>
> >> "It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of
> >> yesterday
> >> is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow" Robert Goddard
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