# Resolved: time zones, leap years, leap seconds, and solar timekeeping should be abolished **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 15, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-time-zones-leap-years-leap-seconds-and-solar-timekeeping-should-be-abolished/981232 "2023-03-15T21:18:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 72
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-time-zones-leap-years-leap-seconds-and-solar-timekeeping-should-be-abolished/981232/72 "2023-03-21T00:42:24Z")
Here’s a previous thread on the seven-day week (a blast from the past). > [@About seven-day week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seven-day-week/608048): > > Hi guys, I am a bit curious about the seven-day week. Who first invented it and who decided which day was Sunday etc? Is there any record of it? Has there been any adjustment in history (like the day-of-year adjustment when we shifted from Julian to Gregorian Calendar) I guess it has some religious link, so how did people make sure that the sabbath people use today is actually the day of rest ordered by God? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-time-zones-leap-years-leap-seconds-and-solar-timekeeping-should-be-abolished/981232)._