Politcal lobbiests are rallying to have BC and AD which stand for "Before Christ" and "(no not "after death something in latin that means) In the Year of our Lord" with BCE 'Before Current Era" and CE or "Current Era the idea being that these new designations won't hurt any one's feelings out in the world. Thoughts, Quips or Rants anyone?

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That is exactly waht I said below (that no one responded to). They don't hold religious meaning anymore, if they ever did.

And I also said this before you did. I find that with this site, you end up having to repeat yourself many times before people get the point. People are going to come in here and post their opinions without reading what has already been said. Its inevitable. But instead of ignoring them and letting them think everyone agrees with their statement, we keep saying whats been said a million times. Its the continuous, repetitive cycle of Youthnoise..and everyone just keeps coming back for more. (including me, i wish i could explain that one)...

I wasn't berating you, I was berating those who think that BC/AD is another way for the pope to rule the world. The people that didn't respond to my argument but instead just made something up to be against BC/AD.

yeah you're right, they don't. i wasn't thinking when i wrote that, sorry

That is exactly waht I said below (that no one responded to). They don't hold religious meaning anymore, if they ever did.

Changing the name is not going to change the fact that our years are based around the time of Jesus. And I would hardly say that Christianity rules the world's time system. Not everyone in the world uses BC/AD. And seriously who cares? These terms are more historical if anything.

I think using Common Era is a lot better than "Before Christ" Just because Christianity can rule the world's morals doesn't mean it can determine our time system.

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Originally posted by hubbabaloo:
I use BC and AD. Partly because I think that we're a refined culture, and we should use refined speech. Anno Domini is much more refined than "Common Era."

I know it's prideful, but as elementary school teachers tell you, "Take pride in your work."

Anno Domini is Latin and only sounds more refined. How the hell does saying that make the words any better?

I use BC and AD. Partly because I think that we're a refined culture, and we should use refined speech. Anno Domini is much more refined than "Common Era."

I know it's prideful, but as elementary school teachers tell you, "Take pride in your work."

I went to a public school. That's my excuse.

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Originally posted by freedomordeath:
I believe you're mistaken supporter - I was always taught it meant "Before Calendar" which started right around that time, yes.

As for the topic - I do not like this new method.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Christ


BC does in fact mean "Before Christ", in english. Anyone who told you it was "Before Calender" was mistaken or white washing the thing. Either way, it's crap that people need to sterilize everything so it's religion neutral.

I'm pretty sure it means Before Christ but I guess it could depend on who taught it to you. No need to change it. At this time BC simply means BC not really Before Christ or Before Calendar anymore.

I believe you're mistaken supporter - I was always taught it meant "Before Calendar" which started right around that time, yes.

As for the topic - I do not like this new method.

Christ existed. It is a fact. If you don't like it, go and cry. BC doesn't mean "before Christ, the savior and son of God, who died for our sins so that we may be worthy of the perfection of God." It just means Before Christ. Why does this have to be such a big deal to people? I don't get it. BC and AD have as much religious meaning nowadays that the Red Cross has.

Your teachers are clearly not that bright.

Every time I use B.C.E/C.E., my teachers mark it wrong.

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Originally posted by ampmaster:
Mya is geologic time I belive that starts with the farthest the georecord goes (a good 2 bill years or so) and moves forward from there, at least I think

Ha, well you're right it's geologic time but you've got it backwards. Mya stands for Millions of Years Ago. That means that each year makes the next one year older. In reality it's totally impractical for everyday use, ha.

Mya is geologic time I belive that starts with the farthest the georecord goes (a good 2 bill years or so) and moves forward from there, at least I think

what the crap are you talking about Dr? What's Mya?

As a geologist, I think we should just throw this whole BC/AD or BCE/CE thing out the window, and go for my favorite: Mya. One number. Works great.