Muslims ona a killing spree again(Germany France playing right now) + gunshots

[NumberSix]

Islamic Golden Age was 8th to 16th century, breh.

I'm aware of what time period we are talking about.

[Nick Young]

I'm aware of what time period we are talking about.

Persians became Muslims early in the start of the golden age.

[NumberSix]

Persians became Muslims early in the start of the golden age.

Which wouldn't have happened had they not been so weakened due to their battles with the Byzantines.

[Nick Young]

Which wouldn't have happened had they not been so weakened due to their battles with the Byzantines.

It still happened though. Muslims picked up the W in Iran, can't take that away from them, and once Persia became Islamicized it was a pretty pleasant place.

[NumberSix]

It still happened though. Muslims picked up the W in Iran, can't take that away from them, and once Persia became Islamicized it was a pretty pleasant place.

It was before it became islamized. It was already a developed, civilized culture.

[Nick Young]

It was before it became islamized. It was already a developed, civilized culture.

And continued to be after Islam arrived. That goes to show you that the religion doesn't always create violent hellholes like what is currently happening in the middle east.

[NumberSix]

And continued to be after Islam arrived. That goes to show you that the religion doesn't always create violent hellholes like what is currently happening in the middle east.

Guess again. The Persians were zoroastrians, not "people of the book". The takeover wasn't smooth sailing. Where are the zoroastrians now?

[Nick Young]

Guess again. The Persians were zoroastrians, not "people of the book". The takeover wasn't smooth sailing. Where are the zoroastrians now?

Most of them converted to Islam.

I know a few Zoroastrians are in America.

Their religion sucks and they're fire worshipers. There are a ton of religions that were nearly driven extinct throughout history. It's what happens to most religions. Not every religion is christianity, Hinduism or Islam.

[9erempiree]

I actually trust future Americans to defend themselves if the world was being taken over by Muslims.

[bluechox2]

we need more guns

[Gus Hemmingway]

I actually trust future Americans to defend themselves if the world was being taken over by Muslims.

Or an alien invasion, or zombies, or Laker fans

[BigNBAfan]

Persians were already Muslim for the most part by then
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Also this was after the golden age, but Muslims created this


Muslims were also the first coffee brewers.

And the great philosopher Maimonides was around then. He was Jewish but Muslim leaders let him do what he wanted in peace and gave patronage to him.



Islam when practiced peacefully was pretty good.

It is only the past 200 years that it has gone hardcore insane neo-dark ages mode.

Are you stupid? Those were built with hindu slaves.

[Nick Young]

Are you stupid? Those were built with hindu slaves.

Who designed and engineered it?

The blue mosque in Iran was built by Hindu slaves? I never knew there were many Hindu slaves in Iran.

[bladefd]

Muslims are known for Algebra, some big astronomy findings (many stars named after them finding them long before telescopes), early scientific method, some early key findings of chemistry/medicine, few new art styles, creative writing (Aladdin, Ali baba and 40 thieves, etc), poetry, new ideas in trade/commerce/finance (credit, different currency notions), translated writings from other parts of the globe for preservation, philosophy, early key findings in geometry/calculus/trigonometry, new styles of architecture, other stuff you can Google up as I don't know everything.

That was their golden age. As they began to decline, Europe began to flourish with the age of enlightenment.

[NumberSix]

Muslims are known for Algebra, some big astronomy findings (many stars named after them finding them long before telescopes), early scientific method, some early key findings of chemistry/medicine, few new art styles, creative writing (Aladdin, Ali baba and 40 thieves, etc), poetry, new ideas in trade/commerce/finance (credit, different currency notions), translated writings from other parts of the globe for preservation, philosophy, early key findings in geometry/calculus/trigonometry, new styles of architecture, other stuff you can Google up as I don't know everything.

That was their golden age. As they began to decline, Europe began to flourish with the age of enlightenment.

You have to understand, we are westerners. Due to geography, things from the east had to go through the Middle East before they got to the west.

Take for example what we call "Arabic numerals". They're not Arabic, they're indian. The Arabs adopted indian numerals, but at the time, westerners didn't know that. They just knew that they got them from the Arabs. We still call them Arabic numerals even though the Arabs were just the middle man in spreading indian numerals.

There's a lot of that.