From: DJ Vollkasko (DJ_Vollkasko_at_gmx.net)
Date: Fri Mar 26 2004 - 07:59:36 PST
>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:57:21 -0800 (PST)
>From: Eric Engle <engleerica_at_yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] Etymology of Mathematics. Can't let that slide. [OT]
>
>Re: Arabic mathematics
>That is true, there were lots of arabic contributions to mathematics - up till
>about 1400. Then not much since. Really strange...
Hello Eric, dear fellow Newtonians -
I have found I have just spent more than 5 hours writing a reply to above
excerpted very interesting post, discusssing some of the statements made.
However, I'm not sure if any of this is appreciated at NTLK, so if you're
any interested, drop me a line or maybe better - point me to a forum/board
somewhere in Newtonia that would bear this.
Basically, some things have been mentioned that might be seen in another
light which would make a lot of difference in the cases presented, as I
believe. Nevertheless, I have chosen to publicly refrain myself on this
topic at NTLK unless invited otherwise. For my purposes it suffices to say
there is one thing I can fully subscribe to:
>Oh, as to the origin of this hopefully nicer thread: This is really obvious
>folks, racism kills. Not "hurts people's feelings". Kills.
I wholeheartedly agree. Chauvinism and supremacism are evil. Not cool, not
politics - plain evil and extremely stupid, too.
Kind and respectful regards to all of Newtonkind, where ever you are,
DJ Vollkasko.
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