İslam Dünyası Bilim’de Neden Geri kaldı

İslam dininin inançlar arasındaki uzlaştırıcı ve barışçı yönünün vurgulandığı günümüzde dahi, İslam dünyasında bilimin ve teknolojinin, çağımız kriterlerine uygun bir vaziyette ve hızlı bir şekilde gelişebilmesinin önünde diktatörel rejimler ve miktarı sabit olmayıp devamlı daha aza doğru giden maddi fonlar gibi engeller halen önemini korumaktadır. Bu nedenle İslam dünyasının bilim ve teknolojide çağı yakalaması ve bu paralellikte bilimsel üretimin nitelik ve nicelik olarak özellikle Batı ile yarışabilir konuma gelmesi için söz konusu Müslüman ülkelerin çoğunda, bazı değerlerin ve kurumların değişmesi gerekmektedir.

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İslam, Teknoloji, Bilim, Din

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