Homework 11/20

1.) the selections of mathematics tells me that Islamic values depend on faith in God and religion. Their faith can't be scientifically proven- it depends on the belief and trust of the people.

2.) according to Al-Ghazzali, math and religion should be seperated because math has a negative effect on religion. Since it is so concrete and can be proven, people who study mathematics will look for the same clearness in religion. When they don't find it, they start to doubt religion.

Al-Ghazali's thinking is similar to Plato's Allegory of the Cave because he says that we are all in a deep and murky sea, full with mystery and uncertainty. The sea is similar to the cave because in the cave, people are trapped in a dark space without knowing what is truly the answer.