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No science in mecca choice

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Submitted by Phil Greend (Canada), Apr 27, 2008 at 23:56

There is no reasonable arguement to change to "mecca time". Nothing of science or physics has ever originated from mecca or sadly from the islamist world.

It would be a slap in the face to all people of learning to change anything from its original name or place to something else, especially to a culture of ignorance.

Very very few Nobel prizes have been earned by the muslim world. There is a reason for this, the entire population is taught over and over again never to question or to challenge anything. The muslim people are told " the holy quran is perfect, the prophet mohammed is perfect , islam is perfect and anyone to tries to tell you different is evil "

The thought of "qibla" the muslim's turning to mecca to pray being used as a reason is interesting. There are over a billion muslims who turn to mecca five times a day to pray. So the idea of mecca being chosen is something. However what if I or someone managed to convince two billion people to pray towards the Canadian province of Newfoundland , would this make it the centre of the world ?

On a sick note, the reason that muslims are led to pray to mecca or more accurately misled to pray toward mecca is the teachings of the " prophet " mohammed. It would be morally wrong to reward him by changing anything to his teachings. Nothing should ever do this. The "prophet " mohammed at age 53 had sex with a 9 year old child, he owned slaves and he killed people. This is not the type of person who should be rewarded. Often times we reward the doctor who discovers a cure for a disease by naming the cure after them. The Salk vaccine is named after Dr. Salk who cure polio. Even if the " prophet " mohammed cured A.I.D.S. , cancer and heart disease , that would still not out do the evil he did.

Science and discoveries should be named after the good people who have searched for knowledge.

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2al-Haj and Islamic math [135 words]dhimmi no moreNov 28, 2010 09:03180529
math [28 words]b soetoroJan 8, 2011 08:13180529
Math and statistics [32 words]UgriJan 10, 2011 03:30180529
3Islamic drivel and poor islamic math [109 words]dhimmi no moreJan 10, 2011 12:46180529
al-Haj and Islamic math [34 words]PaulNov 6, 2012 16:12180529
2The Saudis and the clock [88 words]dhimmi no moreNov 28, 2010 08:55180528
The Saudis and the clock [16 words]PaulNov 6, 2012 16:16180528
6Counterclockwise! LOL! [9 words]Abu NundikFeb 26, 2009 08:41151220
HILARIOUS !! [109 words]Bjorn FreeFeb 26, 2009 01:25151206
another reason arab/muslims are backward [120 words]Rosa FranceDec 13, 2010 23:39151206
This is Al Arabiya News..It is now 10 pm Mecca! [9 words]AlanJul 4, 2008 08:04134378
Another proposition [14 words]GodotMay 21, 2008 07:52129410
1MECCA MEAN TIME [128 words]V. RAJAGOPALANMay 12, 2008 10:52128452
2Mecca, the center of the earth?!!! [128 words]M.D'SouzaMay 9, 2008 12:46128213
Correction [49 words]NinaDec 19, 2008 01:20128213
1Correction to "Correction". [51 words]M.D'SouzaDec 19, 2008 17:07128213
Get your facts straight... [117 words]MohamadSep 23, 2009 06:40128213
zzzzzz........... [61 words]holaApr 9, 2010 22:30128213
1idol worship [149 words]Rosa FranceDec 13, 2010 23:50128213
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1Zulu Time = GMT = Mecca Mean Time? [284 words]Romesh ChanderMay 5, 2008 15:49127782
4West readily accepted the 'Arabic' (actually Sanskrit) numerals? [83 words]M.D'SouzaMay 9, 2008 13:06127782
2"Arabic Numerals"?--they're not! [39 words]Bruce McFarlingJun 24, 2008 16:18127782
charts [33 words]RandallApr 10, 2009 14:45127782
mmt [53 words]george smithAug 11, 2010 14:42127782
1Arabic Numerical system [36 words]priyamApr 13, 2013 14:41127782
1Jerusalem is the center... [6 words]AdamEMay 2, 2008 18:15127490
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Allahs time [41 words]MiltonMay 25, 2008 09:38127490
7Mecca schmecca [191 words]RockyMay 27, 2008 20:04127490
3Ahmad....Ahmad.... Ahmad.... [190 words]JsupermaxJul 3, 2008 00:46127490
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better to speak the truth [151 words]Rosa FranceDec 14, 2010 00:05127490
1Same story different country [128 words]RJMay 1, 2008 14:22127358
What time Koran uses? [68 words]Romesh ChanderMay 5, 2008 15:57127358
center of the world descendant from allah wisdom and command [206 words]omarOct 21, 2008 14:28127358
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2No science in mecca choice [349 words]Phil GreendApr 27, 2008 23:56127011
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3Another victim if Arabian ignorance [597 words]dhimmi no moreAug 23, 2009 17:09127011
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:) Nobel prize? [44 words]AliAug 24, 2009 13:55127011
4Another tablighee and another victim of Arabian imperialism [821 words]dhimmi no moreAug 26, 2009 06:59127011
3Muslims and the Nobel Prize [169 words]dhimmi no moreAug 26, 2009 18:03127011
2AY, you're cracking me up...XD~ [120 words]MagdalenaAug 15, 2010 03:30127011

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