[alloysteel]

Al gebra (the stones) was the basis of much of our higher mathematics, and the concept of "zero" came down to us through Arabic scholars. This period of learned erudition probably occurred BEFORE the Islam revolution that drove out Zoroastrianism from the Middle East.

Time to restore Ahura Mazda as the monotheistic diety of the region. MUCH more compatible with the Judaic tradition.

[BullDog108]

and the concept of "zero" came down to us through Arabic scholars.

WRONG! The concept of zero came from India a thousand years before Mad Mo terrorised his neighborhood.

[2wrongs]

Zero came from the Mayans

[Centurion2000]

Al gebra (the stones) was the basis of much of our higher mathematics, and the concept of "zero" came down to us through Arabic scholars

Stolen from Hindus.

[tfecw]

i think i may have missed the point of this artical. Do we owe a debt to greece because of their philosphical break throughs? the chinese for gunpowder the europeans for naviagational skills?

are they trying to say knowledge is built on previous knowledge? yeah no duh!

so i wonder when the greeks are going to point out with out us there'd be no rome. Then africa will say. Ha but wait greece, you owe us for being the cradle of civilization. But then the great apes will rise up and say ha ha! but all humans owe us for evolving into humans. Then god himslef will chime in and say you all owe me for turning on the lights


i'm gonna file this one is along with: "this just in: man sues other man to reconcile his great great great great great great grandfathers debt"

[conserv13]

Another Islamic invention is distilled alcohol.

Beer and wine have been around forever, but it was Islamic chemists who first distilled pure alcohol.