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Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011) by lappet on Friday October 09, 2020 @11:48AM (#24731076)
> in fact the West is the single sustained success story out of many civilizations with periods of scientific flourishing

I find this statement problematic. The West is leading the current period of scientific revolution, as the Muslims, the ancient Chinese and Indians did during their periods of scientific achievement.

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Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011) by klodolph on Friday October 09, 2020 @12:53PM (#24731838)
But doesn’t “sustained” just mean that we haven’t seen the end of it?
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Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011) by MisterBastahrd on Monday October 12, 2020 @01:30PM (#24756915)
Globalization certainly makes it harder to end, although certain political forces in the Western world would love a return to a mix of authoritarian fascism and religious monarchies.
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