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Sat Jun-12-04 06:51 PM
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| Poll question: AD/BC or BCE/CE |
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AD = Anno Domini
CE = Common Era
BC = Before Christ
BCE = Before Common Era
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Sat Jun-12-04 06:53 PM
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| 1. I don't care either way. It means the same damn thing, really. |
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Each begins from a Christ-centered point. BCE and CE are putting lipstick on the same pig.
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Sat Jun-12-04 06:57 PM
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| 3. Actually, Its also a matter of accuracy... |
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Edited on Sat Jun-12-04 06:57 PM by Endangered Specie
Its generally accepted, Christ was actually 'born' 4-6 years before the calendar says he does... so AD and BC are in fact, innacurate.
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:00 PM
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| 4. Generally accepted by scholars, yes... |
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But ask a Christian when Jesus was born and he will say 1 AD.
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:05 PM
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| 6. And they will be wrong. |
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Many scholars are christians too.
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Sat Jun-12-04 11:15 PM
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And add my voice in agreement
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Sat Jun-12-04 06:54 PM
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It's "v. Chr." (Before Christ) here.
OK, technically that's just a translation ;-).
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:03 PM
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...when I noticed the usage of BCE/CE. I don't know why the use of Jesus to date eras made me so uncomfortable. :shrug:
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:07 PM
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| 7. I just noticed something though... |
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CE could mean Christ's Era
and BCE.. Before Christ's Era
Course, with that, we might need ACE... After Christ's Era?
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:30 PM
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:34 PM
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They both mean the same damn thing to me.
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Sat Jun-12-04 07:37 PM
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| 10. All things considered... |
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theres a good chance it will be BRE and RE, in which case 2004CE/AD will be 93RE
(im talking about Raygun (1911), if you didnt notice)
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