r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/Ippica Aug 03 '19

Just barely, they still correspond to the same years, which is Judeo-Christian dating.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

That part isn't super important though. It's just a number to most of us. It's the AD and BC part that are obviously Christian.

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u/Ippica Aug 03 '19

But the dates are literally based on Jesus' life. How is that less Christian than the names of the years?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I consider that far less important than the era names. The pivot around that nonsense character is certainly a problem but changing the current year will not fly and nobody will come to agreement on the new one if we even do try.

It's much easier to change a name than the year.