Maggie's Farm

"Islamic scientists also made significant contributions in mathematics, medicine, chemistry and engineering. During the Late Middle Ages, Christian scholars put great efforts into acquiring Arabic treatises, as they were far more advanced than comparable work in Europe. "

I'm not a historian of science, but as I understand the Islamic contributions, it was for the most part in the way of recording, preserving, and disseminating what other civilizations had discovered in math and science, e.g., the advances in mathematics made in India. Of course, given that such a broadly embracing statement about Islamic science is offered by Zachriel, I have to believe it cannot be more than half-true, if that.

Yes, let's be more like China and spend ourselves into a financial crisis. Whoops....we already are.

Warren is such a dumba$$. I wonder if she's ever been to China. If she had, she'd know that the local governments in China are spending themselves into bankruptcy with costly ego-driven projects, each local government trying to outdo its neighbors for the sake of pride. The highways are crowded with cars. Traffic is unbearable. Public transportation is a mess...there are, after all, a helluva lot of Chinese who need to get from point A to point B. The air is polluted, and not just in the cities. If you want to see raw, ruthless, heartless capitalism in action, let China be your guide. Does the Communist government in China care for the needy? Fuhgeddaboutit. Go to Beijing where you can see hordes of pitiful, disfigured beggars near each of the major tourist attractions who have to beg a few coins from the tourists just to survive. Hey, do you want the government to force people to work 80 hours a week with no unions or rules to protect their health and safety? Then China is your cup of tea. Do you like garbage and trash in your rivers? What about chemicals in your food? Warren says, Emulate China. Is it acceptable to build a building or bridge with shoddy cement and have it fall down, killing people? Okaaaay, then, be more like China.