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Manifestor_of_Light

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18. An excellent and relevant movie. My favorite movie, in fact:

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 09:23 PM

Jul 2014

The Keeper:The Legend of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam was a mathematician and astronomer who lived in Persia, in Naishapur, about 1000 A.D. This movie traces his story and the story of his modern descendants in Houston, pursuing their roots.
More info: www.greatomar.com

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294806/

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMyMjU5Mjg0OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDY4MTkyMQ@@._V1_SX214_AL_.jpg

There was a sultan after Khayyam lived who decided to shut down scientific research. I don't know his name but I heard it in a speech by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Omar's buddy Hassan grows up and becomes a religious fanatic, the founder of the Hashashin, which is where the words "hashish" and "assassin" come from. Hassan tells Omar he must join his religious revolution. Omar asks him, "And just WHO has ultimate....religious...authority?" Hassan is silent.

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Why the Arabic World Turned Away from Science [View all] onager Jun 2014 OP

Interesting, but Brainstormy Jun 2014 #1

Here, let me give you the reaction you would get in the Other Group. trotsky Jun 2014 #2

GASP!! I found another nest of racists!1! onager Jun 2014 #5

Always interesting stuff! JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #9

The other little joker in there skepticscott Jun 2014 #10

That's very true. onager Jun 2014 #13

"Im not a racist. I'm a bigot. It's completely different" Jim Jeffries. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #16

"Islam has no tradition of separating politics and religion." Jokerman Jun 2014 #3

Just read a great book about that. onager Jun 2014 #7

Change " the Arabic World" for " the Monied class and the Knuckle Dragging base" and the Vincardog Jun 2014 #4

Fascinating article theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #6

I get: Downwinder Jun 2014 #8

Actually, there wasn't really a dark ages Lordquinton Jun 2014 #12

Great post, thank you. n/t KatyMan Jun 2014 #15

Core paragraph: DetlefK Jun 2014 #11

denied that correlation and causation exist and replaced it with "God's ways are mysterious." AlbertCat Jul 2014 #17

Doesn't this paragraph ring a familiar chord? theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #14

An excellent and relevant movie. My favorite movie, in fact: Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #18