Lahore's only Hindu temple razed

[FrostyBoy]

Oerdin, you sound like them.

Get the picture now?

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Darius871


They don't call it the "Hindu-Arabic numeral system" for nothing. It had even spread from India to the Near East well before the Islamic conquests.

I'd go so far as to disagree with the Arabic part . It was a system concieved of purely by the Hindus , without any outside intervention . Why they are called Hindu-Arabic numerals is beyond me .

[Kuciwalker]

Why they are called Hindu-Arabic numerals is beyond me.

That's because you're a mindless nationalist.

[Urban Ranger]

Oerdin, I am sure you're a good guy and all. The road to hell, though, is really paved with good intentions.

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker

Why they are called Hindu-Arabic numerals is beyond me.

That's because you're a mindless nationalist.

A real answer , please ? It is an acknowledged fact that it was only the Hindus , and not the Arabs , who developed the system . Why , then , is the name Arabic stuck onto it ? Arabs do not deserve the credit for something they did not create .

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker

Why they are called Hindu-Arabic numerals is beyond me.

That's because you're a mindless nationalist.

Baseball is a Canadian invention. So is basketball.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Baseball is a Canadian invention. So is basketball.

Actually, it's football and basketball.

Baseball is American.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by aneeshm
A real answer , please ? It is an acknowledged fact that it was only the Hindus , and not the Arabs , who developed the system . Why , then , is the name Arabic stuck onto it ? Arabs do not deserve the credit for something they did not create .

What are you talking about? There are some good signs that the Hindus got the positional notation from the Chinese. For example, the abacus.

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


What are you talking about? There are some good signs that the Hindus got the positional notation from the Chinese. For example, the abacus.

Proof , please ?

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


Actually, it's football and basketball.

Baseball is American.

No, baseball is Canadian.

Where did gridiron start?

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Lorizael


Not really. But I think it's a pretty foolish opinion to have. All organized religions do bad things; those two just happen to have the most power right now.

They have structural problems that other religions do not, which in fact Cort Haus named.

[KrazyHorse]

The first game of anything approaching the rules we know today as football was in a matchup between McGill and Harvard in 1874

McGill played "football" by Rugby rules, Harvard played "football" by soccer rules. The put the two together and made north american football.

Where are you getting the baseball claim?

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Lorizael


Very true. All tose technological and cultural advancements made by Muslim Arabs during Europe's dark ages are crap.

They weren't all crap, but let's just say that the case for Arab genius is vastly overstated.

[KrazyHorse]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football#Development_of_the_game

American football in its current form grew out of a series of three games between Harvard University and McGill University of Montreal in 1874. McGill played rugby football while Harvard played the Boston Game, which was closer to soccer. As often happened in those days of far from universal rules, the teams alternated rules so that both would have a fair chance. The Harvard players liked having the opportunity to run with the ball, and in 1875 persuaded Yale University to adopt rugby rules for their annual game. In 1876 Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia formed the Intercollegiate Football Association, which used the rugby code, except for a slight difference in scoring.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
"Why they are called Hindu-Arabic numerals is beyond me."

That's because you're a mindless nationalist.

He's right, it serves no purpose to put Arab there, simply misleading and a waste of letters.