He is the definition of fun police. Also the murder, starvation and general oppression of indigenous populations.

some added contextTechnically he is not directly responsible for all of these things but in all cases played some role. Death to the great man theory of history and so on.

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[–] [S] 12 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

Pointing to specific instances of scientific development and religious interference with scientific development does not create an argument. You have to add analysis that places these examples within their respective historical, political, economic, and cultural contexts. Then use that to support a defensible claim.

Regardless, none of your examples address the core of my argument which was, to clarify, that investment in abstract sciences originates from specific economic necessities rooted in the dominant mode of production rather than ideological dispositions. The existing ideological perspectives surrounding scientific development form as political and social justification for the meeting of those material economic needs. Not the other way around.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    It's just a fact of history. The Islamic golden age was from the 8th to 14th century.

    Your criticism of Cromwell uses presentism. Which is pretty stupid. Especially when you consider the fact that these medieval theology nutters are still preaching it now lol

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    Handwaving all of Islam, painting Arabic people as anti scientific, and claiming Brits invented science is some of the most bigoted, ahistorical, chauvinistic horse shit I've ever read. You are a bog standard reactionary clown.

    The person you're replying to is smarter than you btw.

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