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It's hard to believe that some thing going on for ~1430 years without changing is a superstition, IMHO.

It is the month that is believed to be when Mohammed had the Quran revealed to him, hence that superstition thing you refer to is taken quite seriously.

I know you don't buy it, judging from the wording. But that is why everyone is so laser-focused at this time. The Quran specficially outlines this, believe it or not.

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&verse=185

Is fasting during Ramadan a data-driven decision?

It's been done for a long time so it has to be legitimate!

We should give up on democratic process and pasteurization because they are so old.

I swear, when docker and lxc turn ten, I will uninstall them and never look back.

Yes, Muslim use a Moon calendar (11 days short of a solar year) where the month is 29 or 30 days, there are 12 months, Ramadan is actually a month name followed by Shawal. Ramadan migrate through a solar calendar; one complete cycle every 33 years, Muslim experience fasting in different seasons: summer where the day is long and the weather is hot, and winter where days are short and the weather is great for fasting.

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