In many other European languages, the word for “inch” is the same as or derived from the word for “thumb”, as a man’s thumb is about an inch wide (and this was even sometimes used to define the inch[4]).
The only nice thing about metric is the base 12 system with feet and inches.
12 divides quite nicely by 2, 3, 4, and 6. It makes it a little more intuitive to say “4¾ inches” instead of “12.065 centimeters”.
Of course, all that goes out the window when you start using a metric base and no longer have to convert inches to cm, and stop basing your builds on feet and inches.
It's defined on how far light will travel in a vacuum in the time it takes caesium-133 to do a certain number of transitions between hyperfine ground states.
It's cool how almost all units of measure are defined on caesium
A major change between the churches you claimed were practically the same is not relevant?
That original church splitting into two for theological (at least as a pretext) reasons is not relevant?
That’s without even considering that actual Christian history did not necessarily happen as the church says it did and early Christianity was far more localized and diverse.
The schism between Catholic and Orthodox churches is extremely relevant for anyone claiming either side is the definitive “church of Peter” as you did.
It’s been my experience that the devout cherry-pick from the bible to find material that supports their personal world view. Since the bible is constantly contradicting itself, this is wholly possible.
It seems more like they “claim” to not recognize China. When in reality they very much recognize the government in Beijing. Kinda hard to claim you “don’t recognize” a government you have bilateral agreements with.
Similarly, In the divine comedy, predatory loan sharks are in the seventh circle of hell with the “sodomites” in the area designated as “sins of violence against god”. Interestingly, Dante the character seems rather chill about the “sodomites” when he talks with them.
Oh it’s even better. Look up the battle of Blair Mountain. Where the US government dropped bombs on protesting coal miners, whose only crime was wanting to be paid in real currency.
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