@MichaelAArouet In fairness to China, they're doing quite a lot to move over to sustainable energy. Also, China burns up energy for products we buy. If we're concerned about the amount of CO2 China is generating we could simply stop consuming.
@andsjam@RetroCoast Ibn Al-Haytham, Al Battani, Ibn Sina, Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, Omar Khayyam. All Muslim. It's worth noting here that I'm trying to say these people were working in an environment that was relaxed about religion. Fundamentalism came later.
@andsjam@RetroCoast Well, yes. Of course that's true. Also the leaders were willing to fund and promote it. What's more interesting is what made it all stop.
@andsjam@RetroCoast I used the word "largely" and it's correct, not the only contribution but a good part of it. Certainly wasn't because of Christianity, the driver was secular in essence, humanism, a throwback to Ancient Greek thinking.
@andsjam@RetroCoast That started with The Renaissance, largely inspired by the Islamic world and continued with The Enlightenment, which progressed in spite of religion. The collapse of Islamic science happened because of fundamentalist religion. The same is happening in USA.
@NasCostomano@redrumlisa@AngelaRayner There are hardly any council houses. Social housing is mostly owned by housing associations and the supply is small, only goes to vulnerable people.
@redrumlisa@AngelaRayner Rayner can't do squat. The die was cast when Thatcher decided to sell off council homes and not allow proceeds to be used to build. Private ownership of the rental market means speculators buy up property to use as rentals. More homes will be available when boomers die out