The Real Threat from Islam

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3 Sep 2010

History of Science

Thunderf00t

In this vlog (video blog), Thunderf00t uses the number of scientific publications produced by Muslims to suggest that Islam as it is currently practiced inhibits scientific inquiry.

Evaluation:

Although Thunderf00t misuses the adjective referring to people who practice Islam — it should be Muslims, not “Islamic” — his reference to the percentage of scientific papers has been repeated elsewhere, including by Muslims.  (See this video in the Portal, for instance.)

Thunderf00t is accurately reporting the statistics presented.

In terms of history, it is notable that Thunderf00t specifically notes it’s only the last 800 years of the practice of Islam.  However, this is probably also incorrect.  See the discussion in this video by Asad Ahmed.