# Muslim Contributions to the US and the World

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-contributions-to-the-us-and-the-world/176644>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-contributions-to-the-us-and-the-world/176644 "2003-05-21T20:54:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-contributions-to-the-us-and-the-world/176644/81 "2003-05-27T17:10:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ElJeffe \*  
> **However, when you look at the most important developments of the past several hundred years - the development of electronics, space exploration, quantum mechanics, relativity - the really big things that make everybody’s lists of “Top Contributions to Society of the Past 100 Years” - it seems the contributions coming from the Middle East are pretty few and far between.**

Unfortunately there is no such thing as "everybody’s lists of “Top Contributions to Society of the Past 100 Years” ". Remember, all generalisations are bad. First you have to define whose society you are talking about.

You and I may be broadly in agreement on what should be in the list, but we are both undeniably biased by our similar background society. It could also be argued that the contributions in our lists have a **lot** more to do with economic status than religion.

So the OP is flawed. It would be better phrased “Muslim Contributions to the US and the rest of the non-Muslum World that the US and the non-Muslim World values according to US and non-Muslim value systems.” But maybe that wouldn’t fit. 🙂

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