question on dates b.c to ad

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 04-07-2007, 05:26

BCE / CE doesn't have to do with inaccuracies with the Christian calendar, but rather an attempt to remove the Christian aspect of dating. One of those "removing Christ from modern culture" things. The whole thing is quite silly, seeing as the guessed date of Jesus is still the pivot date. Quite an esoteric arguement. I could argue both sides and change sides depending on my mood.

**Ignoramus** · 04-07-2007, 05:46

Exactly, that's the reason why they are trying to change it. They hate anything Christian, because: (a) They hate Christianity. (b) They claim it offends other religions.

Now those are pretty lame excuses for changing it. However, there is an irony that they can't remove the division of BC and AD, because otherwise famous dates like 1066 and 1415 would be different.

**Roman_Man#3** · 04-07-2007, 05:56

I always thought that AD meant after death

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**Rilder** · 04-07-2007, 06:49

Originally Posted by Ignoramus

Exactly, that's the reason why they are trying to change it. They hate anything Christian, because: (a) They hate Christianity. (b) They claim it offends other religions.

Now those are pretty lame excuses for changing it. However, there is an irony that they can't remove the division of BC and AD, because otherwise famous dates like 1066 and 1415 would be different.

Well I'm all for removing something from a dominant monotheistic religion, it would make dates weird...

**Zaknafien** · 04-07-2007, 07:16

well basing dates of history on something as ridiculous as religion is kinda silly anyway.

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 04-07-2007, 07:20

Better to base them on the date Hercules founded the Olympic Games!

Rawr!

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 04-07-2007, 07:32

Originally Posted by Zaknafien

well basing dates of history on something as ridiculous as religion is kinda silly anyway.

Well Christianity dictated nearly all events in western history from Constantine (though even events as early as Nero's rule involved Christianity) to at least the French Revolution. History (AD) without Christianity would be like history without war -- definately missing a huge chunk.

**Sheep** · 04-07-2007, 08:00

Originally Posted by Ignoramus

Now those are pretty lame excuses for changing it. However, there is an irony that they can't remove the division of BC and AD, because otherwise famous dates like 1066 and 1415 would be different.

We should just add 4.5 billion to all of our years.

Happy New Year 4,500,002,007 everyone!!!

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 04-07-2007, 08:04

You'll see some new ways of dating things in the next build, for those of you interested in using dates in AAR's and such especially - but the date at the bottom right of the screen will remain as it is currently.

**Intranetusa** · 04-08-2007, 01:39

Originally Posted by Sheep

We should just add 4.5 billion to all of our years.

Happy New Year 4,500,002,007 everyone!!!

Considering most religious fundies believe in the literal intrepretation of the old testament...meaning the world was created by the Abrahamic God(s)
~7000 years ago.

Originally Posted by Ignoramus

Exactly, that's the reason why they are trying to change it. They hate anything Christian, because: (a) They hate Christianity. (b) They claim it offends other religions.

Now those are pretty lame excuses for changing it. However, there is an irony that they can't remove the division of BC and AD, because otherwise famous dates like 1066 and 1415 would be different.

How about because people think AD means "after death" and BC & AD aren't accurate anyways because Jesus wasn't born on the year 1. Also, BC & AD don't have the year 0, so we actually have to add a year...this is the year 2008 AD/CE technically

**Boyar Son** · 04-08-2007, 01:48

Originally Posted by Intranetusa

Considering most religious fundies believe in the literal intrepretation of the old testament...meaning the world was created by the Abrahamic God(s)
~7000 years ago.

God(s)??

What do you mean I thought only one?

Click to see funny Arab people!!

**Intranetusa** · 04-08-2007, 01:56

Originally Posted by K COSSACK

God(s)??

What do you mean I thought only one?

Click to see funny Arab people!!

Technically, the Trinity of the father, the son, and the holy spirit is one God. However, I hear many people consider Hinduism a polytheistic religion, even though Hinduism has the same concept - many dieties that make up the face of one God, Brahaman.

So if you consider Hinduism polytheistic, that applies to Christianity as well.
Needless to say, this is up for debate...

**antisocialmunky** · 04-08-2007, 03:08

5000 BC depending on your interpretation as the intepretation of day can be a literal day or a figrative day -> see Genesis 2:4.

Technically the Trinity of the father, the son, and the holy spirit is the result of religious fusion caused by the spread of Christianity as a state religion. The Trinities of gods in Asia and Europe were given a update to 'Christianize' them when the government officially sactioned Christianity as the de facto state religion.

That's why you have Mary mother of god and the divine Trinity of father son and holy spirit. That's why the birth of Christ was set to be in the middle of the Levant winter during the darkest days of winter and there is an Easter bunny - a old hold over from the fertility symbol days.