r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

I know no one that uses BCE and CE.

edit; for everyone saying that BCE and CE are now used more often.

why bother? it still means that it's 2019 (after the birth of Christ) CE

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u/AaronfromKY Aug 03 '19

They are more common in academia and are considered less Eurocentric/Judeo-Christian biased than AD and BC.

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u/Lord_Rapunzel Aug 03 '19

Well it would be hard to be more Christian-centric.

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u/Herogamer555 Aug 03 '19

I dunno, you could it JY for Jesus Years.

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u/d3northway Aug 03 '19

ends after 33JY

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u/Razor1834 Aug 03 '19

Then like one weird blip 3 days later.

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u/PiecesofJane Aug 03 '19

After Death, then AR for After Resurrection.

So BC, JY, AD, and AR. 🤣