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It's actually unclear to me why we particularly care about how long it takes to orbit the Sun. Axial rotation, sure, the length of a day is important. But outsi
by saraid216 13y ago
It's actually unclear to me why we particularly care about how long it takes to orbit the Sun. Axial rotation, sure, the length of a day is important. But outside of that... why do we need particular units like weeks, months, and years at all?
- toyg 13y agoReligion and seasonality. 7-days as a unit of measurement is written into unamendable documents hold as holy by all Judaist monotheisms (Jewish, Christian and Islamic). The ciclical experience of seasonal-weather and daylight-lenght changes are also too powerful to deny.
- notdonspaulding 13y agoUnrelated, why do you call Islam "judaist"? AFAIK, Islam traces its roots back to Abraham, who was Judah's great-grandfather. So it would seem more appropriate to call it an Abrahamic religion, no?
- toyg 13y agoI'm not a religious scholar by any means (and certainly less versed in Islamic tradition than any Muslim), so you're probably correct.
- Yorrrick 13y agoMany people live in places where summer and winter are different, and they happen at the period of a year.