I could list a number of Arabic philosophers (then considered rightfully to be scientists), who wrote amazing philosophic and theological treatises.
But I guess for some, ignorance is bliss. Good to see you posting on this thread, btw.....
Sad isn't it. Using that logic, we might as well write off German innovation in the sciences and arts because of the Nazis, Chinese inventions and culture because of Mao or even American culture and ingenuity because of Adam Sandler.
Count me among them.
Not an original thought in 1400 years.
Didn't you read the article? arab-izing names do not make them arabs; or muslim.
There are certainly individual Muslims who contributed a great deal to science.
"Muslims", however, have done no such thing, no more so than "Christians" or any other group. That's just silly.
I think what many Freepers are objecting to - at least, what I object to - is not the notion that this or that Muslim could have been a genius (clearly there are examples!) but rather, the patronizing, condescending quest we've witnessed in recent years to find, dig up and publicize "Muslim" accomplishments from history. And which insists on oohing and aahing and clapping over the slightest sign of brainpower and inflating it all out of proportion.
These are some pretty tilings. But they are not evidence that the people who made them understood the mathematics that Penrose described. And frankly, if the tiler hadn't been a Muslim, no one would have suggested such a thing in the first place. The tiler is Muslim, so a certain type of person wishes to pretend it's evidence of a "breakthrough" and applaud over it. This is neither accurate, nor helpful, nor even all that complimentary to the Muslims that the condescender means to flatter.
"Ooooh, looky what your ancestor did, he was so smart!" This is the way you talk to babies, or doggies, not humans.