The Arabs did not sail the worlds oceans. I must disagree with that statement. It was the Phoenicians, who sailed the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, not the worlds oceans. If one was to use any time for sailing the worlds oceans, it would be the Polyponesians in their outrigger canoes. The post was about Mecca time as the worlds standard for time measurement. The Arabs in modern world history have accomplished nothing of note, except terrorism to justify this change. By talking about Arab past history as accomplishments, indicates just how far down the evolutionary ladder their society, due religious influence has led them. For every single, modern, in the last 150 years, invention, medical procedure, literary, or any other endeavor of man, I'll show you at least 10 more from Democratic and Western societies or governments, for every single accomplishment you name. The only thing the Arabs have that much of the world does not is oil, and that is an accident of location, just as it is in Alaska or Venezuela. So why then, should the rest of the world now start using Mecca as the mean time? I believe you look at both sides so much, that you've lost your common sense. My replies just respond to your errors and editorilizing of others posts and your misconceptions, about how the real world actually is. Everyone has the right to express their opinion, but everyone else, also has the right not to believe in ridiculous and erroneous statements, especially from one obviously well educated.
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It really doesn't matter how advanced the ragheads were relative to others in the past, other civilizations were too in other ways, but have
been left behind , no diff. than the ragheads.
Yep,,,exactly,,,who cares. Seafarers and travelers had their own systems,,,all interesting to study in the course of culture and anthropology.
....TM7
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