Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011)
by agumonkey on Friday October 09, 2020 @11:11AM
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It's about the social tissue. [0]
Western world is built upon modern science and technique, but the people are users, not thinkers.
Very few people understand science, even in tech. You have to play with physics first hand to consider how far we are and are far behind most humans are.
[0] research is funded by companies producing comfort devices or hidden infrastructure to sell to ignorant people. You cannot sell a physical principle or an engineering tool. So the society spreads itself from people with knowledge fueling the lives of a large mass of less knowledgeable.
Western world is built upon modern science and technique, but the people are users, not thinkers.
Very few people understand science, even in tech. You have to play with physics first hand to consider how far we are and are far behind most humans are.
[0] research is funded by companies producing comfort devices or hidden infrastructure to sell to ignorant people. You cannot sell a physical principle or an engineering tool. So the society spreads itself from people with knowledge fueling the lives of a large mass of less knowledgeable.