Echo71Niner t1_jef7i4m wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL Arabic numbers have only existed in their present form since about the 10th century. Only a few texts using Arabic numerals appeared outside of Italy until the late 15th century. It wasn't until the mid-16th century that Arabic numbers were in common use in most of Europe by joecooool418

>religious leader declared that numbers were the work of the devil

Fun read here.

PT10 t1_jefc7nd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:29 PM

You'll like this one too

Lunarvania t1_jefpi4e wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Excellent read, thank you. Had no idea this was even a misconception people had. It's really annoying how some atheist dude bros go out of their way to make religion and belief look bad when compared to science and rationalism, as if they did not and do not coexist peacefully. There is way more credible things to be critical abour.