Not only did it happen, I&#x27;m pretty sure we&#x27;re about 200-400 years behind due to the Dark Ages, even with the Muslims and the Chinese taking up the slack.<p>And I&#x27;m not kidding about Muslim math and science achievements when Europe was busy fucking itself: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam</a>