There are 10 planets in our solar system Mercury to Pluto and Planet X. Humans have 10 fingers and 10 toes and this is enough reason to use the base 10 system.
I dont know how 12 stars came into astrology. Madan --- Stephen Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reply-to: "Stephen Davis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [USMA:17195] The number twelve and the > universe!! > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 20:23:54 -0000 > > I just hope no imperialists have caught on to this!! > Apparently, the number > 12 represents the order of the universe!! > > There were 12 gods represented by the signs of the > zodiac!! Each one had > it's own number or set of numbers which together > provided the basic formula > of the universe!! > > Apparently, upon this formula or pattern, great > lasting civilisations were > founded. This is why we have 12 zodiac signs and > months of the year!! > > That's all we need; imperialists claiming that the > foot and the inch is > based on the very number that represents the order > of the universe!! > > Perhaps we could counter that the system we count > with is based on 10 and > units of 10!! > > It's not fair!! Why can't there be any universal > order represented by the > number 10?? > > Imperialists have it all ways, don't they?? > > Regards, > > Steve. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
