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That they caused the Renaissance? Not that I ever heard.Had anything to do with Islam? Traded with folks along the Silk Road... contact likely.
The attachment is a clearer explaination of what I was driving at the other day… from an overhead that I used to use to explain how we gather and process information.[please forgive the errant r]
With any luck we all will get to be wise in time. I hope not old too soon and wise too late thought. 😀
....Why even with lessons from History, it keeps luring rulers ? 8)
Simple... the people ask for (or demand) it and / or it makes them appear to be addressing a real (or imagined) problem.
I'm a fan of the basic what's wrong with this picture? mode. I spent many years fixing electrical-mechanical devices and doing preventative monitoring of systems; this was the best method… if it doesn't look right it usually isn't… worth the check either way.A late and lamented friend was a fish-cop (game warden to city folk) and told the story of the two couples fishing from a boat that he and his Lt. were patrolling. Our heroes saw nothing blatantly wrong but something just didn't feel right about these folks; as the turned their boat to go see the folks everyone reeled in and the two guys pulled up anchor and fired up the boat. Not any kind of cut and run just a calm putt-putt back to camp.By the time the wardens arrived at camp the ladies had adjourned into the tents and the gents were pouring a cup of coffee... they gladly showed their paperwork and were 100% on the up and up. The crime? The ladies finally (very sheepishly) owned up to having forgotten to bring theirs (apparently there had been some major recriminations with their hubbies over same and the hubbies were seeking to avoid stirring it up again). After citations and the reminder that providing paperwork that was dated before said citation would clear it all up with the judge one of the ladies asked my friend, "Warden, how did you know there was something wrong... we had the right number of poles and didn't run away, what made you suspect something?""Ma'am, between my Lt. and I, we have about 75 years of patrol experience." ::)"Oh, my!" 😮
I think there are situations in which generalities are called for. I am not stereotyping but making an observation based on my analysis of news articles and discussions I have had with Muslims.
Nor was I meaning that you were; your experiences (and study of the issues) are what others can and may use to jutify (in their own minds) the validity of a stereotype. I agree about generalities too... they allow us to begin to see patterns and organize information. We just need to know that there are always exceptions to the rule, as it were.
I dont think every Muslim is a terrorist. I do however think most Muslims support terrorism.
I dont think every Muslim is a terrorist. I do however think most Muslims support terrorism.
Which come first, the chicken or the egg?Either way tends to support my idea about stereotypes... neither of you ever say all, but the generalizations present would lead many to that conclusion. The truth is that some are terrorists and some support it... both unknownable numbers. We must know individuals to find out which catagory they are in.
Agreed; this would assume that thegov't of the large nations have honor… ? not any that I see currently. the people (some of the great unwashed perhaps).
Back to the sad truth that stereotypes exist for a reason; there is some (small though it may be) truth to them. :-
If he was having problems I'm sure he could have transfered to the National Health Service, a fellow I knew did that a few years back when it became apparent that the military wasn't for him… allowed him to fulfill his committment and everyone was happy.
One thing from your wikipediaa special-purpose machine that has come to be called the Atanasoff?Berry Computer.Why is the American population so destructively brainwashed? What a stupid question that is.Just like the Doctor who was curing cancer in America. In a alternative way, who was forced to move his practice to Mexico. This country always takes from the world without acknowledgment for any of it.You are a funny guy.
And insults prove your argument how?
Might just be a wild and crazy guy?
