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  1. thunder

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    If it (CE/BCE) is based on the calendar as commonly used and the calendar as commonly used is based on the supposed birth of Jesus, then it (CE/BCE) is based (albeit indirectly) on the birth of Jesus and therefore does not remove the religious basis, it merely attempts to hide it by using...
  2. thunder

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    I was referring to the fact that if we ignore the religious parts there is no logic to splitting BCE and CE at that time and that it would make as much sense as to have split them this year.
  3. thunder

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    Which is just saying that they mean "based on BC and AD, but we figured new initials would be nice". This does not change the fat that nothing happened in 1 CE different to 1 BCE and that there is really no reason to use them, they are just BC and AD except with less obvious meaning.
  4. thunder

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    I am referring to the fact that 1 CE is not more "common" than 1 BCE whereas 1 AD and 1BC are distinguished by the appearance of Jesus (although I don't actually believe it is still a difference).
  5. thunder

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    I see no point in the introduction of BCE and CE, nothing significant divides them, they are just PC versions of BC and AD. BC and AD are better because they actually bother saying what the difference is.
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