Islam, in its literal form is fundamentally incompatible with the advancement of the human species.
How does Islam affect the world? And how do you view Islam?
When you actually look at the message of the 3 Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam... They are fundamentally so similar that it's pretty obvious they come from one source or school of thought that was around several thousand years ago.
However, these days we have a very different view on the message and followers of these 3 religions, even though they are actually almost the same story. Wonder why?