2001-03-03
Han,
Go back to that site and post the following message:
Please folks, those of you who are not American, DON'T ever feel you have to
convert units for Americans. Let them learn our system. Each time you
convert, will only feed their arrogance. Let them figure out their nasty
old units by themselves. They won't compromise with you, so don't do it for
them. America hates the world because it adopted SI. and refuses to go
along with American units. You are not doing them any favours by using
their units. So, please stop doing it. Stick with SI all the way.
The American response to an Australian using metric is a very good reason
why Americans should not be catered to and be put in their place. Is this
the type of ego you want to feed? If so, that is your choice, but beware
when it gets too strong and kills you. Is this what you want? I don't
think so, so, use common sense when dealing American arrogance.
The Bible makes it clear that God forbids adopting the "customs and cultures
of the nations". This applied to religious practices, not to measurements.
All the Bible mentions about measurements is that they be fair, i.e.. no
cheating. If it did forbid units, FFU would be a sin too. FFU is not God
ordained, but a system out of Babylon, a nation that is seen as the enemy of
God and Israel. If we really want to follow biblical units, then we should
be using the units found in the original biblical texts.
If you do post this, let me know if you get any responses.
Thanks,
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2001-03-03 03:23
Subject: [USMA:11428] Found on Google
> I found this message about Australia and the crazy answer of an American
> following. I wonder where the Bible says that ifp was ordained by God.
> I know that the Pyramidologists thought so too. They used passages about
> weiging and measuring in the Bible where Jewisg units were mentioned by
> name. They claimed that Imperial is directly derived from the biblical
> units, and so they misconstrued a condemnation of dishonest weighing and
> measuring into a condemnation of the metric system.
> I would ask them: Where does the Bible mention the BTU, the Fahrenheit
> scale, the slinch and the slug?
>
> At present it is impossible to answer posts at Google, you cannot counter
> the balderdash spouted there,
>
> Han
>
> Usenet search result 170 for metric system
> Search Result 170
> From: Norse Of Course ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> Subject: Re: Warm Happy Thoughts
> Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
> View complete thread
> Date: 2000-12-21 15:04:03 PST
>
> "The Pikes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:MOu06.751$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Let's see if I can make all you northerners jealous.
>
> Here in Australia it's just coming into summer. Temps in the High 90's for
> all you Americans that haven't learned the metric system yet. Average
about
> 12 days of rain a year (way over that this year though). Winter temps
rarely
> drop below 0c (32f). And outside town there is NO SPEED LIMIT!!!! It's
time
> to go to work (which is 27 km outside of town) and I hear my
> Blackbird calling my name. (I think I finally got it clean after that cow
> pie incident)
>
> Tom
>
> PS Oh yeah forgot to mention I was raised in Minnesota. (couldn't say grew
> up in Minnesota cause I haven't grown up yet.)
>
>
> Hmmm...High temps in the 90's...No speed limit...Low average
> rainfall....METRIC SYSTEM!?! NO WAY FELLA! I'm an American dammit and if
it
> ain't measured the way God intended, I don't wanna have anything to do
with
> it! (God created man, man has 2 feet, we use the "foot" as a measure of
> length THEREFORE AND VERILY AND LO AND BEHOLD, the metric system is
ungodly)
> Uh oh, I just thought of something...Quick, someone tell me what 650 cubic
> centimeters is equal to in inches!
>
> (I would say, YOU convert your stuff!!!)
>
> Norse Of Course
> 00 SV???
>
>
>
