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- WDT Weekly Discussion Thread
Greek Alphabet:
Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ/ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
Hebrew Alphabet:
א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ/ך ל מ/ם נ/ן ס ע פ/ף צ/ץ ק ר ש ת
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[–] Shekelstein6M 4 points -2 points 2 points (+2|-4) ago
This is not my job (unless you want to pay me). If you claim to be a researcher yourself then you'll have absolutely no problems finding the research you request. After all, how can you be secure in your beliefs if you've never tried to disprove them.
[–] TheBuddha [S] 2 points 2 points 4 points (+4|-2) ago
That's not how this works. You made a claim contrary to the accepted history, the onus is on you to provide evidence to back up that claim. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - and there's a ton of evidence supporting exactly what I said. I've been forthcoming and shown you said evidence instead of saying, "Look it up yourself!"
Let's see....
I think that's correct - am I missing a step in there? I just want to make sure we're on the same page. See, I've done my research and this is what I came up with. I've done my job.
As I said, it's not a major concern if you choose to believe whatever. What is important is that I've posted the correction here and provided citations so that other people can see the evidence and reach their own conclusions. Meh... Either way, I think we can pretty clearly agree that the golden age of Arabia is long since gone and that the current area is, as Trump might say, "A shithole."
[–] Shekelstein6M 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
"As Ibn Khaldun, the fourteenth-century Arab historiographer and sociologist suggests, it is a remarkable fact that with few exceptions, most Muslim scholars in the intellectual sciences were Ajams ("Persians"):"
Now you can do more of your own research, if you want to actually question your own beliefs.
[–] Le_Squish 2 points 2 points 4 points (+4|-2) ago
Brah, you just made a claim. Don't pussy out after being asked to verify your "research".
[–] Rotteuxx 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
They're still going at it & @thebuddha is about to make him mop the floor.
I love Voat, you can learn so much from people arguing.