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Topic	What are your thoughts on BC/AD vs. BCE/CE
JE19426 12/19/18 6:34:29 PM #30:	K181 posted... Again, you're missing the point. Why is 1 CE the starting date? Because of a religious belief. So, calling that the start of the common era of all humanity emphasizes the importance of Christianity far more that just the old name system and saying it was a holdover. I don't think you understand what a calendar era is. It just a number system used to date caladars, it doesn't mean something important happened at that time. "Common Era" just means this is the most common number system used. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:914410339] in What are y... [t:77317631]...</cite> <quote><cite>K181 posted...</cite> <quote>Again, you're missing the point. Why is 1 CE the starting date? Because of a religious belief. So, calling that the start of the common era of all humanity emphasizes the importance of Christianity far more that just the old name system and saying it was a holdover. </quote> I don't think you understand what a calendar era is. It just a number system used to date caladars, it doesn't mean something important happened at that time. "Common Era" just means this is the most common number system used.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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