From: Eric Engle (engleerica_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 05:39:59 PST
I'm going to regret this.
<gets out can opener>
Sure, the Greeks acknowledge the Egyptian source of mathematics - however...
1) The Ptolemaic dynasty was Greek.
2) Alexander conquered Egypt - you remember him, pupil of Aristotle
3) There were Greek colonies in ancien Egypt: Namely, Heliopolis, Alexandria. I
believe Heliopolis predates Alexander
4) Greeks also claimed that Egypt was formerly a colony of Atlantis
<applies can opener to can of worms>
If you study ancient egyptian art you see it is a racially diverse place.
<steps back from worms>
Just like modern society.
<waits to see if anyone takes the bait>
--- Ikem Nzeribe <zen18723_at_zen.co.uk> wrote:
> Matthew,
>
> I bow to your superior knowledge on this, but you have to look back
> further than Ancient Greece for the genesis of modern mathematics. No,
> your not a "hater"; this is a good and fair debate. Ancient Greece was
> an amazing culture, but the modern notion that modern sciences,
> including mathematics, began there is a myth that began to take shape
> in European academic circles in the 18th Century. The Greeks
> themselves, do not take credit for their mighty knowledge, but openly
> credit other for providing the bases of their powerful learning.
> Not a linguist unlike yourself, number theory such as "Pi" attributed
> to them in modern times did not originate there at all. Will begin
> digging for sources for you.
>
> Ikem.
>
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