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again, explain to me why the qur'an, then, defines a 'day' as both 10,000 and 50,000 years? and how either of those represents the formation of the earth when you look at 6 of those 'days'? why am i to favour this over those taht say the bible is scientifically right, or that Nostradomus...

did you read the part were he pointed out this guy isn't going to be taken seriously? without the support of the democratic party itself, which he won't have, i highly doubt he'll have any sort of a chance

Aryabhata lived in India (476-550) and had believed that moonlight was reflected sunlight here's why it makes a difference, is you're DIRECTLY descrating scince with an attitude that such claims are scientific. They're not. Its in no way racism or xenophobia, as I don't CARE what religion is...

yes the greeks calculated the distance to the sun, because they still knew there was a distance between the two. the only reason a heliocentric system stayed in place was because the greeks assumed that there would be a parallax in stars if the earth was moving instead of the sun, and they...

well, first of all actually...what is the particular quote thats relating to planets in particular? since you used the term "before science knew of another world" but never said what passage said that, i assumed you were talking about the 7 heavens thing when you said 7 worlds... but now...

i just want a smart girl that is unique and interesting things like, wit, and, in limited amounts, sarcasm. couple "nerdish" tendancies don't hurt. oh, and they have to tolerate me. beyond that, i'm good to go. not familiar with magazine models....but personally....personality over looks...

the basis is punishment though....not rehabilitation, even though rehabilitation is a part of it. Otherwise, we wouldn't have sentences that involve no rehabilitation at all.

ok, first of all, none of those quotes claim a heliocentric universe, so i don't see why copernicus is involved. second, as of the greeks, they already knew about about <b>six</b> planets; Mercury, venus, the earth (not thought of as planet then), mars, jupiter, and saturn. I also don't see...

well, then i'd also ask, do you disagree with life in prison as well, because that's not rehabilitating for a re-entry into society?

same reason that in some sporting events, if you break a rule, you're removed from the game for a while, then let back in. the point is that you don't commit crimes because there is a punishment for it you don't want to deal with. there's plenty of laws you don't break, not because you don't...

Salima, firstly... the question was a book over 1500 years old...i'd have assumed that the qur'an was being discussed otherwise, but exactly 1500 years ago would be 1506, over 60 years befoer muhammad was born, so that seemed to rule it out in my mind. And while i see your reasoning is that...

Re: should gays be allowed to marry in NSW point is, the debate isn't that gays should be allowed to married. they can be. the debate is HOW should marriage be defined. at this point, there's a cultural definition, though my own view is that there should be at least a comprible legal...

the prison system isn't for rehabilitation. if it can do that, great...but i think of it as to keep people that are danagerous out of the general populace

um, first of all...you talked about how that Islamic science link showed truths that were in a book over 1500 years old....what book were you referring to? Second, going through those quotes from Qur'an, almost none of those contain anything close to scientific insight. Its vague allusions to...

yes, yes it is impossible. bases are not a process, there is a system of organisation. in base 10, the first column is 10^0, then 10^1 in the second column from the right, then 10^2 and so on. different bases then it may be powers of 2, or 6, or 20. those all work. however, Roman numerals lack...

Re: should gays be allowed to marry in NSW agian...there's nothing that says you can't get married if you're gay. the question is who you can marry, not if you can marry.

because there's no good system to do MCLIX times CMLVII. it doesn't incorporate fractions or decimals suitably, nor would it handle exponents well. it doesn't have to be base 10, but it would definitly have to be some sort of base system. The Mayans used base 20, and that worked well for them...

oooh, that would do it

actually, yes, roman numerals are useless for most scientific purposes. working in base 10 (really working in any base) made a lot more math and science possible and the idea of zero is key, and took a long time for it to be reached. its not a simple perspective thing.

she's picked her course....let her have it. if she ends things on her own and then comes to you, thats one thing, but don't look at someone in a relationship and try to rationalise how they really want to be with you instead. its a dangerous road