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Al-ghazali

1. The selections on mathematics tell you that the values of Islam are based on faith alone. The proofs that back the selections up are irrelevant because they have no relation to religion.

2. According to al-Ghazzali, mathematics and religion should be separated as the fact that math is backed up by clear proofs does not mean that religion is backed up by the same logic. Inherently, religion will not be backed up by clear proofs. It is not a study of logic but a study of faith.

3. Al-Ghazali's writing is similar to that of Plato's as they both discuss how knowledge and "seeing the light" can make it difficult to go back to how one was before. In this particular example, this is a commentary on how blindly trusting faith and religion is being kept inside the darkness of the cave while the light is the exposure to mathematics and other logical studies. These two diverge since mathematics are not directly related to each other as both rely on two completely different ways of thinking and therefore, should not affect one's belief in either.