In USMA 19923 Tony Bennett raised the metric discussion to the spiritual level when he essentially argued that the imperial system was bassed on Christian values, while the metric system had atheist roots. He was answered at length by Ma Be in USMA 19946. I support Ma Be's arguments, and I want to add a few points.
Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai. Devout Jews give a tithe (10%) of their income to charity, and many Christians also do. Every 50 years is a jubilee year in which devout Jews were supposed to forgive all their debtors. I consider 50 to be a metric number which you will not find in the imperial system. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
