Aboriginal Rights
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» maybe29 - "Some home truths about Native Americans"
In response to "Some home truths about Native Americans" posted by woorama:
Require referencing. The difficulty is in designation that are applied to a group of people upon other people.
Regarding the discussion on "zero". The conception of zero occurred simultaneously and independently in India and in the Americas. True. Maya developed mathematics and writing completely on their own; nobody from Europe or Asia influenced them in the slightest.
Hindu's also introduced the decimal point.
The problem is that the concept of zero was not useful till a Vatican priest who had difficulty getting his bookkeeping straight. Trade and investments were occurring, but how to keep track of your investment or loss. Sorry, forgot the priest' name. Some priest were well educated third sons of the nobility, especially those involved in money, he might have read an explorer's journal and came across a reference to the mayan zero. Hey, Mayan zero could be a negative. Making a long story short, thus modern bookkeeping was born.
-- posted by maybe29
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