Islam and Science Claims

When pointing out that science needs the proper environment to thrive, atheists may reply that the true founders of modern science were not the Christians and creationists in history, but Islamists. It is true that some science was developed in Persia and other places in the East, but there is more to the story.

It is interesting that when Muslims conquered lands, they brought laws and structure. That would provide some basis for science (and culture) to grow. Indeed, the glimmers of science that were found in those areas were actually from other lands and from non-Muslims.

Iran image prayer rug, Pixabay / Rudolf Langer

Islam is not exactly tolerant of ideas that came from "infidels" or from outside the Koran. (Ironically, there are many scientific errors in Islam, including that a man's seed forms in his chest.) However, Christianity provides the right environment for science to build and thrive — despite the efforts of atheists and evolutionists to pretend otherwise. Some scientific ideas may have originated in the East, but biblical presuppositions and ethics led founders of science to improve on them.

The claim is made that modern science actually was birthed in Islam dominated cultures in a paper found here: [link deleted in accordance with our feedback rules]

I have read and appreciated the work of Terry Mortenson and Nancy Pearcey on the origin of modern science. They would both reject the notion that the scientific method was known and practiced in some form centuries earlier in an Islamic dominated culture.

Would you please have someone read and respond to the paper I have cited? If the author is wrong, let’s expose his fallacy. If he is right, then Mortenson and Pearcey should be informed.

Thanks Guys. Keep up the good work.

To read Andrew Lamb's very interesting response and also on the origin of the seven-day week, click on "Christianity, Islam and science: Was modern science birthed by Islam?"