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Originally posted by 7th_Chakra
Americanmadman,
BTW, I've been to Egypt and the Pyramids. I have seen the outskirts of the Sahara. If you were stuck in the middle of that desert with no roads, a Camel would be more valuable to you then any car on Earth.
[edit on 8-8-2005 by 7th_Chakra]
Originally posted by Frosty
Western involvement halted and stopped many tribal wars and conflicts amongst neighbors in these regions.
Originally posted by Gools
No wait...
I stand corrected...
This is the stupidest thread I've read all week!
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Islam seems a repressive religion stifling development, I would suspect that things would be the same as 500 / 1000 years ago.
Originally posted by twitchy
Oh really? Name a few for us?
Originally posted by Netchicken
We can easily say that if Islam had not been around the West would probably be similar to today. The underlying ethos and development seem unafected by Islam, except for the wars and destruction caused by the Muslim invasions.
However where would the Islamic countries be without the West?
If they are barely literate, barely technological now, and that by copying or stealing techology from the west, what would they be like if they had no contact with the west? Still in the middle ages?
Islam seems a repressive religion stifling development, I would suspect that things would be the same as 500 / 1000 years ago.
[edit on 7-8-2005 by Netchicken]