NFriik

NFriik t1_j2e7ofx wrote

Reply to comment by leekee_bum in it's certainly arbitrary. by leekee_bum

Well, true, the names of the months (and their existence) are pretty much arbitrary. But if you define a year to be the time it takes earth to revolve once around the sun, it makes sense to celebrate the end of one revolution at the end of the year. Why December 31? No idea, but my first guess would be that it's closely related to the winter solstice. We could've just as well defined the last day of the year to be the day of winter or summer solstice, for example. So yeah, the specific date is arbitrary.

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NFriik t1_j2e52gv wrote

Reply to it's certainly arbitrary. by leekee_bum

But... That's not an arbitrary time. It's how long our planet takes for a full revolution around the sun. That's the opposite of arbitrary.

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NFriik t1_j2d6qom wrote

Reply to You will be missed Pope Benedikt by patzient

Honestly, no, won't miss him. Sincere condolences to his loved ones, but in the grand scheme of things, he was a reactionary, ultra-conservative pope and an enabler of sexual abuse.

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