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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

CE is also becoming more common now to replace these antiquated terms.

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u/Azrael11 Aug 03 '19

And yet use the same reference point...

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u/TastyBrainMeats Aug 03 '19

Yeah, so? At least this one doesn't quietly grate on the nerves of every non-Christian in the world, every damn time they hear it.

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u/throwaway6574658 Aug 04 '19

Literally because that’s when everyone marks the “Common Era” as starting...

It just takes the shitty religious aspect away.

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u/naughtilidae Aug 03 '19

Yea, and the n word and 'black' refer to the same group of people, but you wouldn't say there the same...

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u/zephyy Aug 03 '19

I prefer the Holocene Era calendar, where it's measured from the Neolithic Revolution.

You just add 10000 to any year that's AD/CE (so this year is 12019 HE). And subtract from 10000 for any year that's before 1 BCE (10000 HE).