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ZBug_ posted...

wolfy42 posted...

Nobody, not even scientists, call other moons lunas, ever

Astrologists never officially call OUR moon luna, so this isn't a valid point for your argument.

Except it is, because people DO call our moon Luna.

As far as spanish people, they also have called the moon Luna, as have pretty much every language, at least in written form. Luna is the only name people have called our moon, across all the currently used languages, other then the generic Moon.

Just because scientists do not do so, does not mean it's not named. Scientists have not named many things, but they still have a name.

Many books, that have been translated into pretty much every language, call the moon Luna.

As far as lunar cycle being used for other moons, that is totally different. The moon itself is not being called Luna, just the cycles of that moon are being refered to based on the cycles of our moon (Luna).

Again, nobody has called other moons Luna. And the argument that scientists do not call our moon Luna holds no water, as many people throughout history HAVE called it Luna, so that is it's name until some other name is agreed apon by a larger majority.

Which won't happen.

So our moon is and probably always will be called Luna.
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